The Chief Work Officer: Leading the Human-AI Frontier
The future of work is shifting, and AI's impact demands a new mindset: the Chief Work Officer. Discover five critical areas to focus on to lead the human-AI frontier.
Maria Valero
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Maria Valero
Maria Valero is the editorial strategist for HR topics on Workday’s thought leadership team. She loves to develop content that is helpful and relevant to people leaders' pain points, opportunities, and industry moments to help create a consistent drumbeat of conversation and connection.
Before joining Workday, Maria led global integrated marketing campaigns, where she discovered that thought leadership was her favorite part of that work.
She holds a bachelor's degree in business marketing from the University of Washington.
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