The most influential people in data and AI

The most influential people in data and AI

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The most influential
people in data and AI

Headline Partner

Jon Francis, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, General Motors

I have three decades of leadership experience in analytics, data science, statistics, and ML across different verticals from ecommerce, digital, healthcare, digital, telecom, QSR, and now automotive.  

I believe a key challenge our industry faces will be getting the organization to embrace data-driven decision-making and improving our intellectual curiosity by what the data says to create a hypothesis driven culture. I am working hard in my position to address this. 

I am passionate about building business accretive capabilities that power customer experiences that drive material revenue or cost savings for those companies. I believe my career has shown multiple successes in achieving these goals in roles at Starbucks, PayPal, Nike, and more.

Jon Francis
has been included in:
  • 100 Brands 2025 (Americas)

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