John Kell

John Kell is a freelance journalist. He's the writer of Fortune's CIO Intelligence newsletter.

Elevance Health, formerly known as Anthem, is headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind.

After stints at Nike and Kohl’s, Elevance Health’s CDIO pivots to using tech to bring more ‘delight’ to health care

David Beitel is the chief technology officer at Zillow.

Zillow’s CTO says AI is reinventing every step of the home buying process

Steelcase’s CTO says the AI boom will reshape office design

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Why United Rentals’ CTO tried to break his own AI agent before giving it to thousands of employees

From left, Intuit CTO Alex Balazs, Ralliant CPO Karen Bick, and Pearson CTO Dave Treat.

How CIOs and CHROs are working together to reimagine work as AI tools proliferate

Stephan Pretorius is the chief technology officer at WPP.

WPP’s CTO says AI is reshaping advertising. But creative judgment needs to remain in human hands

Ramana Thumu is the chief technology officer at Expedia Group.

How Expedia’s CTO is using AI to transform work for 17,000 employees—and travel for millions

Nestlé Chief Information Officer Chris Wright.

Nestlé’s CIO says the value of the food giant’s AI investments goes well beyond efficiency

Vanguard CIO Nitin Tandon.

How investment giant Vanguard’s CIO is placing big tech bets today to create the AI digital advisor of tomorrow

31 March 2025, Lower Saxony, Hanover: A lettering AI for “Artificial Intelligence” stands at the Amazon Web Services AWS stand at the Hannover Messe 2025 industrial trade fair. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa (Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Amazon’s AWS launched a gen AI innovation lab for customers two and a half years ago. Here’s what it’s learned about going from pilot to production

Steve Schmidt is senior vice president and chief security officer at Amazon.

How Amazon’s CSO defends against efforts by North Korean IT workers to infiltrate his company

With dozens of state measures on AI and a new executive order seeking to override them, businesses will have a lot to sort through in 2026.

Businesses face a confusing patchwork of AI policy and rules. Is clarity on the horizon?

AI agents are delivering positive results at some companies, but getting the most out of the technology takes work and patience.

2025 was the year of agentic AI. How did we do?

Jay Schroeder is chief technology officer at CNH.

Inside tractor maker CNH’s push to bring more artificial intelligence to the farm

How Intuit’s chief AI officer supercharged the company’s emerging technologies teams—and why not every company should follow his lead