September 6, 2013: “Good conversation today with David Mathison at Chief Digital Officer Club http://cdoclub.com. One insight that surfaced is that CDOs are starting to be elevated to CEO roles. Its way too early to call this a trend, but there are a few reasons to think that it might become one:”

July 29, 2013: “When I started tracking this two years ago, there were 75 CDOs worldwide in major organizations,” says David Mathison, who curated the first-ever CDO Summit in February 2013. “Today there are hundreds — more than 300 at most recent count.”

December 5, 2011: “Since David Mathison became a recruiter for executive-search firm Chadick Ellig Inc. in August, he said, two dozen Yahoo employees, including more than a half-dozen vice presidents, have connected with him on LinkedIn to signal their willingness to talk.”