Dr. Elena Alikhachkina is a board advisor and former Fortune 500 Chief Data, Digital, and AI Officer with more than 25 years of global executive leadership experience overseeing AI, digital transformation, and technology-enabled value creation in highly regulated healthcare, life sciences, and consumer health environments. She brings deep expertise in AI governance, digital and data oversight, cybersecurity and data privacy, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk management across multinational organizations. Elena has held senior executive roles at Roche, Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Danone, Nestlé, News Corp / Dow Jones, and TE Connectivity, where she led and governed large-scale AI, data, and digital programs spanning commercial operations, pharmacy-adjacent retail, supply chains, patient and consumer engagement platforms, and enterprise functions. Across these roles, she advised executive committees and boards on responsible AI adoption, automation, advanced analytics, and digital platform strategy, while ensuring alignment with healthcare regulations, GDPR, and global privacy and security standards. In healthcare and consumer health, Elena has overseen the application of AI and advanced analytics in pharmacovigilance, patient engagement, demand forecasting, pricing and promotion optimization, and operational efficiency. At Roche and Johnson & Johnson, she governed multi-billion-dollar digital and data portfolios, establishing enterprise-wide AI governance models, data stewardship frameworks, and risk controls designed to scale innovation while maintaining regulatory and ethical discipline. Her work consistently balanced innovation, patient safety, and compliance. Elena has extensive experience supporting boards through periods of transformation, including oversight of complex cross-border M&A, divestitures, and post-merger integrations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Her governance background includes supervising technology and data integrations, assessing AI and cyber risk during transactions, and ensuring continuity of controls in regulated environments transitioning to private equity or public ownership structures. She is the founder of InfoFluence.ai, a digital leadership and AI-readiness platform focused on executive and board-level capability building, and the creator of proprietary governance diagnostics, including Digital Leadership IQ™ and the AI Data Readiness Score™, which are used to support board oversight of AI risk, value realization, and organizational readiness. Elena is also the author of AI Oversight: A New Mandate for Corporate Directors and Executives, a practical guide for directors navigating AI accountability, governance structures, and regulatory expectations. Elena currently serves as a board advisor to multiple AI and data technology companies and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. She is a frequent keynote speaker on AI governance, digital trust, and leadership in the AI era, advising directors, regulators, and executives globally. Elena holds advanced degrees in engineering, economics, and data sciences, has completed executive education at Wharton, and is NACD-certified in Corporate Board Directorship. She is based in the New York and Connecticut area, USA.