468- It's Usually Our Fault w/Alexandre Quinze
You've Been Heard, Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
Former Philips Latin America CIO Alexandre Quinze says when IT isn't heard, it's usually IT's fault.
On You've Been Heard, Alexandre Quinze, former CIO for Latin America at Philips, argues that when IT isn't heard it is usually IT's fault, because leaders talk bits and bytes to C-levels.
He urges IT executives to learn enough of the CFO's world to understand the CFO's pains and to keep ERP versions out of stakeholder conversations.
He shares examples of right-sizing technology, from a startup heading to Series C to a Brazilian company serving 800,000 small shops.
He also explains putting cyber risk in dollars with FAIR, tagging crown-jewel data for safe AI use, and investing in behavior change.