Omar Picone Chiodo is a Global CIO Advisor and Digital Transformation Director with over 25 years of international experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation programs across technology, finance, energy, defense, and pharmaceutical sectors.
Omar is the founder of Edge AI Empower Advisory, an emerging enterprise focused on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in leveraging AI and data-driven capabilities to enhance decision-making, operational efficiency, and business performance – without the need for large-scale digital transformation programs. He served as PMO Director to ensure the success of Johnson and Johnson spin-off consumer health business segment Kenvue in Switzerland, leading global transformation portfolios spanning finance and supply chain systems, enabling enterprise-wide digital initiatives and strengthening executive decision-making through advanced governance frameworks and KPI-driven performance models.
Throughout his career, Omar has successfully directed €100M+ transformation portfolios and established enterprise PMO and governance structures across multinational environments, including leadership roles within NATO Communications and Information Agency and pan-European energy organizations. His work has consistently delivered measurable impact, including cost reductions of up to 45%, significant improvements in delivery speed, and enhanced organizational agility through Agile and Industry 4.0 transformations.
His expertise spans AI-driven decision systems, large language models (LLMs), digital transformation strategy, and enterprise portfolio governance. He specializes in aligning business strategy with technology execution, enabling organizations to operate effectively in highly complex, regulated, and uncertain environments.