DoGood Signals

DoGood Signals is a bi-weekly snapshot of what enterprise IT and security teams are actively working on.

1. Lead Signal

AI is moving from experimentation to operationalization.

Across recent member priorities, AI initiatives are no longer framed as exploration. Leaders are discussing governance models, usage tracking, integration with existing platforms, and alignment with infrastructure and security controls. At the same time, cloud modernization and identity projects continue to run in parallel.

The pattern is clear: AI adoption is being layered onto existing cloud and identity foundations, not treated as a standalone experiment.

2. Who Entered the Market

New members who joined since the Jan 20 Signals issue

  • Aparna Priyadarshi — Chief Informatics Officer, City of Chicago, IL

  • James Brady — Deputy CISO / Executive Director & Head of Security, Gilead Sciences

  • Navin Gupta — Director of Engineering, Supply Chain, Sephora USA

  • Nikolaus Marsh — Senior Manager of IT, Klaviyo

  • Dylan Cordeiro — Staff Product Manager, Intuit

  • Edward Smith — Vice President & CIO, Abt Electronics

  • Andrew Li — Global Managing Director, Corporate IT & Cybersecurity, Canadian Solar

  • Mike Vigneau — Senior Information Systems Engineer, Allegro Microsystems

  • Antonio Davis — Director and Head of Information Security (CISO), Northeast Georgia Health System

  • Bharat Somal — Executive Director, Global Technology, TriNet Group

  • Gerald Lopez De Choudens — Chief Information Officer, Universal Insurance Group

  • Lance Sons — Global Chief Information Officer, PSA BDP International

  • David Tuhy — Vice President, Data Center & AI, Intel

  • Carnell Council — Chief Information Security Officer, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation

  • Matthew Bentolila — Director, Cybersecurity & GRC, Hospitality | Healthcare

  • Steve Yip — Senior Director, AI/ML & Data Engineering, RingCentral

  • Veeren Jote — Director of Software Engineering, Identity & Access Management, Humana

  • John Clawson — VP of Information Security, Pattern

  • Ross Gordon — Senior Director of Data Engineering, Circana

  • Chris Briggs — Fractional Chief Information & Transformation Officer, Proper Group International

  • Ellen Williamson Lakin — Senior Manager, Cyber Threat Intelligence & Threat Hunting, Baxter International

  • Charles Kirk — Director of Engineering, Trust & Safety, Chime

  • Tom Yeung — Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Risk Officer, Truist

  • Angela Anderson — Vice President of Information Technology, TDIndustries

  • Masialeti Masialeti — Head of IT & Digital, First Quantum Minerals

  • Michael Brady — Executive Vice President, CIO & CISO, LeaderOne Financial Corporation

  • Matt Kietzman — Chief Information Officer, Family Farm & Home

  • Michael Neuman — Director, IT Infrastructure & Architecture, Cleveland-Cliffs

  • Craig Martell — Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin

  • Jamel Perkins — Global Technology Executive, Sodexo

  • Gavin Barton — VP Engineering, Marketplace, Booking.com

  • Sunil Agrawal — Chief Security Officer, Glean

  • Howard Wolfe — Director of Information Security, First Bank

  • Milan Karunaratne — Vice President, Digital Advanced Technologies, Wabtec

  • Tony Bautts — Director, Cyber Security Operations, Verily Life Sciences

  • Sumanta Baruah — Senior Manager, CTO Office & Global Technology Strategy, Samsung Electronics America

  • Dan Gustafson — SVP Information Technology / CIO, Newell Brands

  • James Martin — Chief Technology Officer, McNational

  • Jason Richling — VP Development & Platform Engineering, PerfectServe

  • Deborah Cafarella — Senior Director of IT Security & Infrastructure, Shields Health

  • John Michael Gross — CIO / CISO, Cascade Environmental

  • Adrian Gill — Director, IT Service Delivery, RXO

  • Greg Maier — Assistant Vice President, Navy Federal Credit Union

New members this cycle span public sector, healthcare, financial services, retail, manufacturing, SaaS, logistics, and energy.

3. What Buyers Are Actively Working On

  • Formalizing AI governance and internal usage controls

  • Integrating AI initiatives with existing cloud infrastructure

  • Evaluating identity and access management platforms, including PAM and vendor consolidation

  • Reviewing cloud architecture and modernization roadmaps

  • Assessing third-party security tooling alignment with enterprise standards

  • Strengthening detection and response programs tied to compliance and risk oversight

AI is frequently mentioned, but almost always alongside infrastructure, identity, and control requirements.

4. What We’re Seeing

AI initiatives are no longer isolated innovation projects. They are being evaluated through the same lens as cloud spend, identity architecture, and security posture. Leaders are asking how AI integrates into existing governance structures, not how quickly it can be deployed. This signals maturation rather than experimentation.

5. Why This Matters

For vendors selling into IT, security, and data teams, AI positioning alone is not sufficient. Buyers are prioritizing alignment with infrastructure, identity controls, and governance standards. Tools that slot cleanly into existing cloud and security ecosystems will face less friction than standalone innovation plays.

Signals is compiled from real member intake, meeting activity, and project submissions across the DoGood network.

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