Tom Godden — CEO
Gen AI isn’t magic, the cloud won’t save you, and your transformation strategy won’t work—unless you fix how your organization operates. Let’s be honest—most gen AI projects fail or the proof of concept is celebrated as a triumph, when in fact leaders should be seeing what’s about to happen next: scale breaks everything. I help C-suite leaders move beyond buzzwords and build agile organizations which deliver business value based on their key objectives. I’m able to do this because I’ve been on the other side of the table. As CIO of Foundation Medicine, I led a complete digital transformation and AWS migration, helping scale the company from $100M to $500M in revenue just before the Roche acquisition. The challenge? We weren’t just moving workloads—we were redefining how precision medicine operates at scale. And that meant more than just deploying cloud—it meant changing how teams worked, how decisions were made, and how data fueled innovation. At Wolters Kluwer, I had to rethink global IT strategy, leading major cloud migrations and breaking legacy inefficiencies—all while navigating highly regulated industries that thrive on saying "no" more than "yes." I had to find a way to move fast without breaking things—because in healthcare and financial services, compliance isn’t optional. Now, at AWS, I help executives get transformation right by thinking through these principles: ✅ Gen AI and the cloud are the engines—but execution is the real driver. ✅ Your biggest risk isn’t disruption—it’s your organization’s inability to change. ✅ If your compliance team always says ‘no,’ you’ve already lost. ✅ You don’t need more strategy decks—you need a roadmap that works. I spend a lot of time course-correcting assumptions. Leaders want generative AI, but they don’t know why, how, or who should be running it. For instance, multi-cloud isn’t a comprehensive strategy, and they want agility, yet implement processes that slow them down. My job? Fix that. I use many Formula 1 analogies—because, yes, your gen AI strategy is an engine, but if your org structure is a dirt track, you’re going nowhere. I’m a dad, husband, and a technologist who still codes late at night just to understand how things work. I travel the world with my family because at the end of the day, time is the most valuable thing we have. If you’re tired of hearing about transformation and want to lead it—let’s talk.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare and Cloud Transformation Expert with a focus on IT Strategy and Digital Innovation.
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Experience: 28 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Digital Transformation
- Cloud Computing
- It Strategy
- Technology Management
- Application Development
- Architecture
- Software Development
- Project Management
Career Highlights
- Led digital transformation at Foundation Medicine.
- Achieved significant revenue growth through cloud migration.
- Expert in navigating compliance in regulated industries.
Work Experience
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Executive in Residence (9 mos)
Enterprise Strategist and CxO Advisor (5 yrs 11 mos)
Foundation Medicine
Chief Information Officer (3 yrs 6 mos)
Wolters Kluwer
Vice President of Global Technology Strategy and Chief Architect (6 yrs 6 mos)
Chief Information Officer - Pharma Solutions (1 yr 10 mos)
Chief Technology Officer - Vice President of Technology (2 yrs 3 mos)
JDA Software
Sr. Director of Application Architecture (5 yrs 4 mos)
Pegasus Solutions
Director of Software Development (2 yrs 8 mos)
Education
Bachelor's Degree at Arizona State University