| Type: Audience | Records: 869+ | Signal: Job change | Updated: Daily | Tools: Lusha, Claude, ChatGPT, API |
This dataset surfaces Chief Technology Officer contacts who recently changed companies — verified, enriched, and refreshed daily. A new CTO inherits a technology stack they didn’t choose and arrives with a mandate to evaluate, modernize, or replace it. They have no loyalty to the existing vendor relationships.
This is one of the most disruptive moments in any enterprise tech sale — a new technical decision-maker reviewing infrastructure, developer tooling, security, and AI platforms with fresh eyes and a board-level expectation to show progress.
What you’ll get back — live contact sample
N.L.
N.L. · Chief Digital and Technology Officer · Nxx Cxxx Australia
Sydney, Australia · Media
Job change signal
✓ Email available
H.S.
H.S. · Chief Technology Officer · Cxxxow
London, UK · Internet
Job change signal
✓ Email available
P.B.
P.B. · Chief Technology Officer · Axxxxed British Foods
Guildford, UK · Food & Beverage
Job change signal
✓ Email available
M.P.
M.P. · Chief Technology Officer · Pxxx
London, UK · Computer Software
Job change signal
✓ Email available
Real contacts from the Lusha API, June 16, 2026. Names abbreviated for privacy. Full details available on reveal inside Lusha.
1
Cloud, infrastructure, and developer tools
A new CTO is auditing the entire technical stack — cloud provider, developer tooling, CI/CD, observability. Every contract is up for review. Reach them while the audit is happening.
2
AI platforms and LLM infrastructure
New CTOs are frequently brought in specifically to lead AI adoption. They are the highest-intent buyer for LLM platforms, agent infrastructure, and AI tooling — often with an explicit mandate to modernize.
3
Security and compliance platforms
New technical leadership often triggers a fresh security review. CTOs new to a role are receptive buyers for security, compliance, and risk management tools as they establish their own standards.
4
Technical recruiting and team build-out
A new CTO frequently rebuilds their leadership team. They are a buyer for executive search and a candidate source for engineering leadership roles elsewhere.
How to access this audience
1
In Claude or ChatGPT
With the Lusha connector enabled, ask: “Find CTOs who recently changed companies in the last 60 days at enterprise companies. Give me their verified email and direct dial.”
2
Via the Lusha API
Use prospecting_contact_search with jobTitles: ["Chief Technology Officer", "CTO"] and signals: { names: ["companyChange"] } to pull CTO contacts with an active job change signal.
3
Via Make, n8n, or Zapier
Run this against your CRM’s historical technical contacts on a weekly schedule. Surface former evaluators or champions who now hold CTO authority at a new company.
