M&T’s Chief Data Officer (CDO) Andrew Foster sits at the intersection of data strategy and AI adoption, overseeing both the enterprise data agenda and the bank’s approach to emerging AI tools. In this first part of a three-part interview with Parker Thompson, Regional VP and General Manager, East at Denodo, Foster outlines the milestones behind M&T’s data strategy, the disciplined path to deploying AI tools to 17,000 employees, and the foundational governance required to protect customer trust while accelerating value creation.
