• Agenda: Directors Want Cheaper, Better Audits with AI - But Will They Get Them?

    This article by Anna Bianca Roach sources quotes from Sophia Velastegui on Agenda News.

  • Article titled 'AI focus: Leveraging your culture to accelerate GenAI enablement' with illustrations of diverse professionals using technology in front of a data center, including speech bubbles, charts, and icons representing data and security.

    AI focus: Leveraging your culture to accelerate GenAI enablement

    Adam Howe, Jarrad L. Roeder, and Meg Smiley Wheaton include Sophia Velastegui’s insights in their latest piece for Heidrick & Struggles.

  • List of influential technology company leaders and organizations from a Wall Street Journal article, titled 'Technology Decision Makers From the World's Most Influential Companies', with names and affiliations in multiple columns.

    WSJ Technology Council

    Sophia Velastegui has joined the Wall Street Journal Tech Council in 2025.

  • Event banner promoting a talk on 'Generative AI, Leadership, and the Future of Work' with guest Sophia Velastegui, an AI business leader and board director, with her portrait on the right side.

    C2 Biz Growth Podcast: Gen AI, Leadership, and the Future of Work

    Sophia Velastegui is the guest with host John Hale III for a thoughtful conversation about AI’s real impact in the enterprise - from trust to transformation - on the C2 Biz Growth Podcast. They discussed the approaches that deliver the strongest business value vs. the strategies that leave companies further behind competitors.

  • A digital graphic displaying an agenda announcement for the 'Agenda Future 50' list, featuring a woman with shoulder-length hair in a circular photo on the right, a background of smaller photos of diverse individuals, and text indicating her selection as a board-ready candidate for upcoming challenges.

    Financial Times/Agenda Future 50 Directors

    Sophia Velastegui is recognized by the Financial Times / Agenda as one of the Future 50 Directors shaping the next era of corporate governance.

  • Screenshot of a Wall Street Journal article titled 'Stop Worrying About AI's Return on Investment', featuring a man speaking at a conference among other business topics related to AI.

    WSJ: Stop Worrying About AI's ROI

    Sophia Velastegui is quoted in this WSJ article.

  • Online article titled 'Use It or Lose It: AI Could Dull Workforce's Edge' by Anna Bianca Roach, published September 8, 2025, discussing AI and workforce skills.

    Agenda: Use It or Lose It: AI Could Dull Workforce's Edge

    Sophia Velastegui is quoted in this Agenda Article

  • Digital illustration showing a red pawn piece surrounded by many blue pawn pieces.

    Forbes: Next Trillion-Dollar Company? AI is Shaping the Future

    Sophia Velastegui wrote this article for Forbes

  • A woman with digital data and binary code overlayed on her face, representing artificial intelligence and technology.

    Forbes: Why Women in AI Are the Key To Unlocking Billion-Dollar Markets

    Sophia Velastegui wrote this article for Forbes.

  • Promotional graphic for a podcast episode featuring Sophia Velastegui, titled "Navigating the AI Landscape: Industry Challenges and Solutions." The graphic includes logos for CAIO Chief AI Officer Podcast and FT Live, and shows a portrait of Sophia Velastegui smiling, wearing a black leather jacket.

    CAIO Podcast: Navigating the AI landscape: Industry Challenges and Solutions

    Sophia Velastegui was interviewed by Sanjay Puri for interviewing me on the CAIO Podcast to dive deeper into these pressing issues, including:

    💡 Adding up the true ROI on AI investment
    💡 Pinpointing the best company use cases for AI
    💡 Maximizing data quality while protecting data privacy and balancing synthetic data

  • A classroom with students listening to a male instructor teaching AI concepts on a whiteboard, some students working on laptops, including a child with a blue cap and a backpack with Earth and nature design.

    Forbes: Graduating the New Ai-Ready Workforce: How GA Tech is Leading The Way

    Sophia Velastegui wrote this article for Forbes.

  • Screenshot of a Forbes article titled 'Stop Isolating Your AI Strategy And Make It Part Of Your Business Strategy'. The article features an image of a person in a suit holding a tablet, with digital icons representing AI and technology around them.

    Forbes: Stop Isolating Your AI Strategy and Make It Part of Your Business Strategy

    Sophia Velastegui wrote this article for Forbes

  • Online news article webpage with a dark theme, featuring a headline about companies embracing GenAI, a publication date, an author's name and picture, social media icons, and an image of a person standing under a large, illuminated AI symbol projection.

    CFO.com : Companies are slow to embrace the innovative potential fo GenAI: report

    Sophia Velastegui was sourced for quotes in this CFO.com article.

  • The image shows a webpage with various logos related to technology and media at the top, followed by a list of award winners, including names and titles of individuals and organizations, arranged in black and white text blocks.

    2018 AIS Leadership Awards

    The Advanced Imaging Society recognized Sophia with the 2018 AIS Distinguished Leadership Award.