From Coding to BioTech to CTO w/ Dael Williamson

If you had to chart the probable career path of someone in the biotech industry — someone who spent their time amplifying DNA, experimenting with proteins, and spending their time in data science — it’s likely that CTO wouldn’t be on the top of that list. But that’s exactly where our guest on this episode of The Agile CTO, Dael Williamson found himself. Dael is the European CTO of Data & AI at Avanade. Avanade is a global professional services company providing IT consulting and services focused on the Microsoft platform with artificial intelligence, business analytics, cloud, application services, digital transformation, modern workplace, security services, technology and managed services offerings. We talked all about: - How writing his first program on a Texas Instruments at the age of 4 cemented his love for coding - The challenges of working in the biotech space in the early 2000’s - How the biotech industry has changed in the last 20 years - The frustration of watching the global response to COVID-19 through the lens of a former biotech professional Keep connected with The Agile CTO at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The Agile CTO in your favorite podcast player.