Celio Casadei
Senior Vice President, Cloud and AI, OnX
Celio Casadei is the Senior Vice President of Cloud and AI at OnX, leading the company’s cloud, data, and AI strategy and helping organizations harness emerging technologies to accelerate innovation, improve operational performance, and drive business growth. He leads a team of cloud, data, and AI practitioners while strengthening strategic partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, and Google Cloud to deliver enterprise-scale transformation initiatives across Canada.
With more than 25 years of experience leading complex technology and business transformation programs, Celio has deep expertise in cloud computing, data management, analytics, AI, and digital innovation. His experience spans financial services, insurance, telecommunications, and the public sector, where he has helped organizations unlock the value of their data and modernize technology platforms to support long-term growth.
Before joining OnX, Celio spent six years as a Partner at PwC Canada, leading the Cloud and AI Advisory Practice. Prior to PwC, he served as Vice President of Analytics and Data Governance Officer at Aviva Canada. He also spent 15 years at IBM Canada in progressively senior leadership roles, culminating as Partner, where he led a national data analytics practice of more than 200 professionals and the U.S. Analytics Tiger Team, delivering cloud, data, and AI solutions across North America. Celio holds a certificate in Computing in the Age of AI from Harvard Business School.
Get to know Celio
Celio advises CXO leaders on data as a strategic enabler—from governance and compliance to innovation and new business model creation. A strong advocate for responsible AI adoption, he believes organizations create lasting value when technology strategy and business strategy evolve together, and approaches AI as a foundation to build deliberately and well.
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