EP 55 · CIO InterviewsSEP 10, 2025 · 29 MINWhen AI Meets Infrastructure with Duke Energy SVP & CIO Richard Donaldson
Richard Donaldson — , Duke Energy
On the 55th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Richard Donaldson, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Duke Energy, discusses what it takes to harness AI across a century-old utility facing soaring energy demands. With intertwined legacy systems, generational regulatory complexity, and enterprise-scale data, Richard offers a grounded insight: AI delivers exponential value, but only once the plumbing is secure.
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