As playoff football takes center stage, it’s a fitting moment to look behind the scenes at the leaders shaping the game, not on the field, but inside the organizations that support it.
Most CIOs know what it’s like to push for clarity and alignment. At Riddell, CIO Aravind Kashyap has stripped that conversation down to a simple rule: technology has to either crush cost or grow revenue. Full stop.
That clarity has guided a multi-year transformation at one of football’s most iconic brands. Rather than chasing tools or trends, Aravind has kept the focus on outcomes that matter, especially during high-stakes moments like the postseason, when reliability, speed, and execution are non-negotiable.
A core part of his approach is building “full-stack” employees, technologists who understand the business as well as the systems behind it. The result is a team that thinks beyond projects and platforms and takes real ownership of results.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s worth remembering that leadership, whether in business or beyond it, is defined by clarity, accountability, and impact.
Let’s get into it.
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