PG&E CIO Ajay Waghray on Building Trusted Data for Predictive AI

Moving from reactive operations to predictive AI starts with trusted data.

In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Ajay Waghray, EVP and Chief Information Officer of PG&E, about the technology, data, process, and people transformation behind the company’s shift toward more predictive and proactive operations.

Waghray explains how PG&E combines trusted asset, weather, environmental, sensor, and smart-meter data to support continuous monitoring and AI-driven decision-making. He shares how these capabilities have helped avoid 19 million outage minutes, prevent 28 potential ignitions, and eliminate more than 5,000 emergency response hours.

The conversation also explores PG&E’s three-pillar AI strategy, foundation, democratization, and execution, and why cybersecurity, responsible AI, and standardized processes must advance together.

Listen to the full episode to hear how PG&E is building the foundation for predictive AI at enterprise scale.

This episode is presented by Tines — Freedom to build. Complete security. No compromises. Learn more at tines.io

This episode is also presented by Retool — Build internal software better, with AI. Learn more at retool.com