Nourishing the World: Cargill’s Digital and AI Evolution with CIDO Jennifer Hartsock

June 30, 2025

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About the Guest

Jennifer Hartsock

Chief Information & Digital Officer of Cargill

Jennifer Hartsock is the Chief Information and Digital Officer at Cargill, one of the world’s largest private companies with over $160 billion in annual revenue. She leads digital, IT, and data strategy across 150,000+ employees and 70 countries. Since joining Cargill, Hartsock has architected the company’s 2030 digital strategy, spearheaded a shift from 80% outsourced to a majority-insourced tech organization, and opened new talent hubs in the US and India. She also serves as a board member of Ingersoll Rand, bringing dual expertise in industrial manufacturing and food/agriculture, and is a former CIO at Baker Hughes, GE Oil and Gas, Cameron, and Caterpillar.

Episode Overview

How do you modernize a 160-year-old company feeding 500 million people?

Jennifer Hartsock, Chief Information and Digital Officer of Cargill, joins Peter High to unpack one of the most ambitious IT transformations in food and agriculture. Cargill, the largest privately held company in the U.S., is streamlining tech operations, insourcing talent, and deploying AI to drive global impact.

In this episode, Jen shares how she restructured Cargill’s tech teams to better align with business goals, reduced outsourcing from 80% to 60%, and embedded AI across R&D, sales, and operations. She also discusses her board service at Ingersoll Rand and reflects on ethical tech leadership at scale.

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