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Fannie Mae, "They handed him paper. He built the future." - Kevin Bates Ex-Chief Data Officer,

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They handed him paper. He built the future.

Kevin Bates, Ex0Chief Data Officer at Fannie Mae, started with binders and paperclips.

Then he led the data transformation behind one of America’s most vital financial engines—helping deliver $17B in net income and reshaping the future of housing finance.

This episode isn’t about technology.

It’s about what happens when you stay the course, embrace change, and lead through uncertainty.

🔥 From white-knuckle failures to boardroom influence

🧠 Rewiring legacy systems for AI readiness

💡 Mentoring the next generation of fearless data leaders

Listen to this masterclass in leadership, resilience, and embracing the unknown.

🎧 Kevin Bates on CEO Tech Live — powered by Hexaware

Follow Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-bates-69b3002/

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The episode is powered by Hexaware: The IT services company creating smiles through great people and technology.

Go here to learn more: https://hexaware.com/

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They handed him paper. He built the future.

Kevin Bates, Ex0Chief Data Officer at Fannie Mae, started with binders and paperclips.

Then he led the data transformation behind one of America’s most vital financial engines—helping deliver $17B in net income and reshaping the future of housing finance.

This episode isn’t about technology.

It’s about what happens when you stay the course, embrace change, and lead through uncertainty.

🔥 From white-knuckle failures to boardroom influence

🧠 Rewiring legacy systems for AI readiness

💡 Mentoring the next generation of fearless data leaders

Listen to this masterclass in leadership, resilience, and embracing the unknown.

🎧 Kevin Bates on CEO Tech Live — powered by Hexaware

Follow Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-bates-69b3002/

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The episode is powered by Hexaware: The IT services company creating smiles through great people and technology.

Go here to learn more: https://hexaware.com/

  continue reading

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