A structural shift is underway in business: Chief information officers (CIOs) are becoming strategy architects. Our Global Tech Agenda 2026 finds that top CIOs are weaving AI and data into their companies' operating models to build intelligence-driven enterprises. These leaders are no longer just managing technology; they are shaping their companies' futures. Our latest research, supported by a McKinsey Global Survey of more than 600 technology and business leaders,1The online survey was in the field from September 29 to November 10, 2025, and garnered responses from 632 participants, all of whom are C-level executives or IT professionals in a variety of industries. The sample included participants representing 69 nations and 24 industries and subindustries. To adjust for differences in response rates, the data are weighted by the contribution of each respondent's region to global GDP. Weighting has been adjusted from the prior year's survey (in which data was weighted at the...
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