By Women We Admire
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 24 Women Chief Digital Officers of 2026. As gitial tools change how organizations operate, the Chief Digital Officer has become a central executive role across industries. The position has broadened from a focus on customer-facing technology to one that influences the wider business. Today, these executives guide organization-wide digital priorities, ensure digital investments support business goals, and help teams adopt new ways of working as data becomes more central to decision-making.
Madelaine Braggs
Chief Digital Officer of Rose Law Group pc
Madelaine Braggs serves as the Chief Digital Officer for Rose Law Group, a prominent Arizona-based, full service law firm recognized for its expertise in real estate, zoning, land use, and renewable energy, often representing developers and homebuilders. Braggs directs digital media marketing for Rose Law Group and provides the Arizona community with the latest news at Rose Law Group Reporter. Articles are curated daily from various local sources to create a niche of content geared towards real estate developers, the legal community, local leaders, and business professionals. She was also the producer and one of three hosts on The Rose Report podcast, which is available on nearly all podcast platforms.
Braggs has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and mass Communication from the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, where she focused her education on both broadcast news and public relations. Her professional experience includes being a reporter and producer for NBC News Radio, helping launch the Black Information Network with iHeartMedia, and PR for local Phoenix businesses. She started her career at The Sierra Vista Herald, printing a monthly publication titled The Buena Pegasus, where she wrote articles ranging from topics like the rising rate of prescription drug use in teens, neglected health standards in schools, and city investments in technology education. She served as the Editor in Chief, a senior reporter, and the digital designer.
While earning her degree, she was published in the Phoenix Business Journal, produced video shorts on indigenous culture in Arizona and was employed by iHeartMedia. There, she started out in event and business promotions and was then hired on KFYI 550 AM to produce for The Chris Merill Show with her segment Mad on the Street. Braggs later joined NBC Radio as a news operations assistant, writing newscast scripts for radio stations in several states, and was eventually promoted to state news producer. During her time at NBC, she interviewed several members of U.S. Congress and witnesses of the tragic Parkland High School shooting in Florida. She’s covered natural disasters, elections, legislation, live press conferences, award shows, interviewed celebrities, and has produced countless radio packages. She was awarded iHeart/NBC’s Most Valuable Player recognition in 2019.
As an avid lover of the arts, Braggs served on the Phoenix Art Museum’s Circles of Support Committee, working to boost the philanthropic efforts at one of the finest cultural institutions in America. She currently serves on the board of the young professionals networking group GET Phoenix as Vice President.
