Albert Marinez, Chief Analytics Officer, Cleveland Clinic
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? We have a robust data literacy and engagement strategy which includes a curriculum that walks through our existing assets, ongoing training and education for our advanced tools, and a community of practice for […]
Carrie Cobb, Chief Data Officer, Blackbaud
What role do you play in building and delivering conventional AI solutions, including machine learning models? Are you involved in your organization’s adoptions of generative AI? As the Chief Data Officer, I lead our Data Intelligence Center of Excellence, and am responsible for Blackbaud’s AI and data strategy, product innovation, data science, and engineering […]
Jeffrey Yau, Chief Data and AI Officer, Fanatics
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? As the Chief Data and AI Officer, fostering data literacy throughout our organization is a cornerstone of my role. This responsibility entails orchestrating the build-out of our AI, data science, and data engineering […]
Matt Giunipero, Global Head of Data, Analytics, and Insights, Foot Locker, Inc.
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? Developing data literacy is a challenging problem for every organization and, in my experience, there is no single answer or solution. At Foot Locker, we have a dedicated team focused on business enablement. […]
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 […]
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.
Vishal Patel, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Webster Bank
Data literacy is a key enabler of the value and impact from data. How are you approaching this within your organization? I established a data platform strategy two years back which we executed based upon delivering data-based value add to our bank. Having done that, we were able to centralize information in a logical data […]
Chandhu Nair, Senior Vice President – Data and AI, Innovation Labs and Marketing Technology, Lowe’s Inc
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? One of the key aspects of our data literacy program is ensuring that our data teams and business stakeholders understand the value and potential of data products and applied AI solutions. We want […]
Meena Thanikachalam, Head of Data and Analytics and Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Banco Popular
Data literacy is a key enabler of the value and impact from data. How are you approaching this within your organization? Our vision for data literacy is that every member of the organization should be able to feel empowered to make better decisions by using data. Getting there requires an executive buy-in and a clear […]
Saba Beyene, Managing Director, Commercial Data and Customer Analytics and Data Science, American Airlines
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? We are deploying frameworks and processes for data governance and data literacy specifically. My data teams are provided access to training materials that upskill them and keep them up to date on what […]
Wendy Batchelder, Chief Data Officer, Salesforce
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? We have internal training programs built for users internally and externally to learn data literacy concepts.
John Tucker, Director – Enterprise Data Governance, McDonald’s Corporation
Data literacy is a key enabler of the value and impact from data. How are you approaching this within your organization? In my organization, I strongly emphasize enhancing data literacy as a critical enabler for maximizing the value we get from our data. I am developing specialized training programs to effectively increase understanding and use […]
Meet Patel, Global Senior Director, Advanced Analytics – Strategy, Capabilities & Culture, Kellanova
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? Over the last few years, we have built formal training modules by building a domain-specific learning platform and certification programs. The goal of the domain-specific learning platform is to drive a baseline understanding […]
Craig Brabec, Senior Vice President, Chief Data Analytics Officer, Best Buy
Data literacy is a key enabler of the value and impact from data. How are you approaching this within your organization? As CDAOs, we must lead by example, emphasizing data’s importance in decision-making, encouraging data sharing, and setting data-related goals. To drive transformational change and fully harness the value of data and analytics, integrate these […]
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 […]
Daniel Allen, Senior Director, Data and Analytics Innovation, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? Data literacy development occurs through representing critical data and analytics investment; decisions through business strategy, marketing, and sales activation; and process implementation across functions and internal and external resources.
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 […]
Katya Andresen, Chief Digital and Analytics Officer, The Cigna Group
What role do you play in building and delivering conventional artificial intelligence solutions, including machine learning models? Are you also involved in your organization’s adoption of generative AI? My Digital and Analytics team harnesses data and advanced analytics – both conventional and genAI – to achieve the following: Improve productivity by making work better, faster, […]
Mike Baylor, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Lockheed Martin
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? At our corporation, we are dedicated to developing the data literacy of our organization, including the skills of our data teams and of our business stakeholders. To achieve this, we have implemented a […]
Aravind Jagannathan, Vice President, Chief Data Officer, Freddie Mac
How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders? Building data literacy within our organization begins with fostering an environment where data’s value is understood. This includes educating employees at all levels on how they are using data to make their everyday […]