Lalit Thakur, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Nissan Motors
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? We have set up data collaboration forums, use-case based meetings with the business and courses to help broaden the awareness of data and data-driven decision making.
Carson Boneck, Chief Data Officer, Balyasny Asset Management
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? Our organization’s mission is to provide our investors with a competitive advantage through data, insights, engineering, and generative AI (genAI). We do this by being laser focused on our investors’ needs, leveraging new […]
Zoher Karu, Vice President, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Blue Shield of California
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? Data literacy can take many different forms, but at its heart is the ability to democratize the access and use of data to help drive decision-making. One cannot become a data-driven organization if […]
JoAnn Stonier, Fellow of Data and AI, Mastercard
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? By bringing the best of external information, trends, policymaker thinking and educational programs to the organization, we are building world class AI and genAI methodologies and enhancing our data literacy.
Jon Francis, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, General Motors
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? There are three areas where we are developing data literacy: Create self-service data assets and user-friendly applications to get to that data. Education and training means empowerment to the team. Celebrate insights and […]
Jonathan Hay, Senior Vice President, Business Strategy and Analytics, Boston Red Sox
Data literacy is a key enabler of the value and impact from data. How are you approaching this within your organization? One of the most valuable skills I learned during my career is how to communicate complicated concepts in a way that prioritizes listener comprehension and drives impactful decision-making. When I was working on Wall […]
Thomas Mazzaferro, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Truist
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? I am developing the data literacy of the business through the implementation of business data stewards, technical data stewards, training programs, and skill assessments.
Capt. Brian Erickson, Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO), United States Coast Guard
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? I fully recognize that data and AI literacy for any organization can only be elevated through both top-down and bottom-up efforts. Under my leadership, the US Coast Guard has awarded contracts to provide […]
Ellen Nielsen, Chief Data Office, Chevron
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? We created a common data language across the company, defined data roles, created a data is in my DNA motto and campaigned around it. We then defined five behaviors everyone in the company […]
Richard Wang, Executive Director and Founder, CDOIQ
What key skills or attributes do you consider have contributed to your success in your current role? One of my most important skills is my visionary leadership. I have a clear vision of what I want to achieve with the Chief Data Officer & Information Quality (CDOIQ) Symposium now on its 17th year. We also […]
Gina Papush, Chief Data Analytics Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb
Vikram Somaya, Senior Vice President, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, PepsiCo
Carlos Merida, Senior Vice President, Engineering – Data, Products and CRM, Sony Music
What stage has your organization reached on its data maturity journey? We are considered innovators in our industry regarding data. We have defined and implemented a concise data strategy that involves technology and processes to empower users across the organization. Details are confidential. Tell us about the data and analytics resources you are responsible […]
Glenn Hofmann, Chief Analytics Officer, New York Life
What stage has your organization reached on its data maturity journey? In some areas, we are far along on the maturity curve. For example, marketing is an active area for data science at New York Life with models related to sales, advertising attribution, and retention. Yet, as AI continues to evolve, we need to embark […]
Himanshu Shah, Director – Data and Analytics Platform, Nike
Shah has been involved with analytics and computer technology for many years and has worked with businesses including financial services providers Adaptu, LLC and The Standard, industrial machinery manufacturer IMI CCI and IT services provider Patni Computer systems.
Lindsey Saul, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Defense Logistics Agency
Saul has also worked as project director, center of audiology and speech pathology for The Geneva Foundation as well as project manager and coordinator, Lindsey Kurland research lab on attitudes toward tissue donation project at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Zach Whitman, Chief Data Officer, US Census Bureau
Prior to joining the US Census Bureau, Whitman spent three years at Deloitte a senior associate and also worked at the Natural Hazard Research Centre where he coordinated research objectives immediately following the Darfield Earthquake and analysed liquefied displacement surfaces.
Christopher Hansen, Director of Data Science, Spotify
He then became director of data science with a mission to empower finance with advanced predictive modeling capabilities and insights to power next-gen financial decision support for Spotify. This includes forecasting KPIs at scale, user lifetime value modeling, anomaly detection and metrics monitoring, initiative attribution, and what-if analysis and simulations. His department is also […]
Hulya Emir-Farinas, Director of Data Science, Fitbit
Emir-Farinas’ career includes four years at software developer Pivotal Software as head of data science team in Americas, senior principal data scientist focusing on healthcare and life sciences at software developer Greenplum Database and as implementation manager at M-Factor Inc., a software developer that provides predictive analytics software for marketing and trade investment management where […]
Luke Slotwinski, VP, Data and Analytics, Prologis
He is currently vice president, data and analytics at real estate business Prologis where his experience in consulting has led to the development of multiple business strategies and an evolution of the data culture within the organisation.