The CIO runs a marathon, not a sprint with Ellora Sengupta

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The CIO runs a marathon, not a sprint with Ellora Sengupta
Jan 12, 2026
Tim M. Crawford

This week I’m joined by Ellora Sengupta, the CIO of EverCommerce.

Today, many organizations are building an AI council to guide their AI efforts across the organization. Ellora discusses how her organization leverages both an AI council as well as sub-councils. She outlines her perspective on how to move AI from thought to action. Ellora also talks about how she has evolved as a leader and how your team is not your family. With the mounting requirements for the CIO, she shares how she keeps balanced as she runs a marathon…not a sprint.

Links:

Ellora LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellora/

EverCommerce: https://www.evercommerce.com

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