The rise of the chief AI officer and how to land corporate Australia’s hottest $1.2m role

Oct 9, 2026 – 5.00am

Pooyan Asgari had a lot to learn before starting as law firm MinterEllison’s inaugural chief artificial intelligence officer, but not about AI.

With decades of data and AI experience across academia and his previous role as Domain’s chief data officer, Asgari spent the month before his August start date immersing himself in the legal sector to ensure he could translate that technical background into business value.

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