Ep. 71: Sumana Nallapati on Human-Led AI, Public Sector Innovation, and Leading as a CAIO, CDO, and Technologist with a Nuclear Physics Mind
Episode 71 of Next In Line features Suman Nallapati , Chief Artificial Intelligence and Information Officer for the City and County of Denver.
Sumana shares her journey from nuclear physics and ERP programming to becoming one of the leading voices in public sector technology and AI. She and Cesar dive into what responsible AI adoption really looks like, why data and governance matter, how Denver is using AI to improve resident services, and why leaders must balance innovation with ethics, accountability, and human impact.
This conversation also explores the evolving role of the CIO, the…
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