Sidley Austin announced that Jane Rheem has joined the firm as Chief Data & AI Officer. Across her 25-year career, she headed the data analytics and data science functions at multiple organizations. And more recently, Rheem was Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Zurich North America.
Throughout Rheem’s career, she built high-performing teams and led strategic initiatives to implement the most leading-edge technologies. At Sidley, she will be leading the strategic alignment and execution of advanced technology, including data, analytics, and artificial intelligence.
She will work closely with senior business professionals and Sidley’s AI Council to launch Sidley’s Data Strategy 2025. Building on the progress the firm has already made in data organization efforts. This transformation initiative is designed to advance the firm’s data strategy and operations to capitalize on new AI and other technology developments effectively.
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“We continue to make significant investments in our technology infrastructure and generative AI to enhance Sidley’s Built to WinSM client service model. Jane’s success in the management and development of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities will help us continue to deliver best-in-class offerings. I am looking forward to working with Jane to pair data analytics tools with our scale and depth across practices and industries in helping our clients achieve success.”
- Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley’s Management Committee Chair and an Executive Committee member
“Jane is highly regarded as a leader in the data industry and she understands how to use data analytics and AI tools to derive the most value and impact from our existing data. With the growing importance of AI and machine learning, bringing Jane into the firm is an important step in helping us leverage new technologies to deliver quality and high-value guidance to our clients.”
- Michael Schmidtberger, Sidley’s Executive Committee Chair and a Management Committee member
