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Manish Khadiya

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Manish Khadiya

VP, IT Enterprise Architecture & Cybersecurity · DIRECTV

He treats uncertainty as a reason to take ownership, learn and bring the team along.

Manish Khadiya is a DIRECTV technology executive with experience at NBCUniversal, Facebook and GE. His conversation with Bob Hansen connects business fluency, candid escalation and team trust with enterprise AI and governance. The episode introduces him as CIO of DIRECTV; his public LinkedIn profile lists VP, IT Enterprise Architecture & Cybersecurity.

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The conversation

Bob Hansen talks with DIRECTV technology executive Manish Khadiya about leading when the answer is not yet clear. An ERP near-miss and a difficult transition from colleague to people leader frame a conversation about accountability, early escalation, business fluency and team trust. The AI discussion pairs experimentation and agentic applications with vendor flexibility, cybersecurity and scalable governance.

Lessons from this leader

  • Own the problem and tell stakeholders bad news early enough for them to help.
  • Understand the business process before making assumptions about an implementation.
  • Give the team direction without pretending to have every answer.
  • Pair AI experimentation with data protection, governance and flexibility as tools evolve.

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