Minneapolis CDAO Community


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Join a powerful network of C-level peers

Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CDAOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and best practices, and validate strategies and solutions.

Join your local community for exclusive access to:

Programs
  • Participate in year-round gatherings both in person and virtually with your local peer group
  • Engage in unparalleled collaboration through in-depth discussions on the most critical and relevant issues
  • Network with like-minded peers facing the same challenges as you
Insights
  • Exchange ideas, strategies and solutions validated by peers
  • Gain exclusive access to community insights, including best practices and survey results, to benchmark your organization with others
  • Learn how other leaders approached their challenges by leveraging peer-recommended partners
Connections
  • Make new connections through facilitated networking opportunities, including curated 1:1 peer meetings
  • Grow and enhance your career through an exclusive network and mentorship
  • Build lasting relationships and stay connected with peers and colleagues

Minneapolis CDAO Governing Body


A regional Governing Body leads the Minneapolis CDAO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDAOs, for CDAOs.

Co-Chairs

Greg Albaugh

Synchrony Financial
Senior Vice President, Data Architecture & Analytics

Sridher Arumugham

Digi-Key
Chief Data Analytics Officer

Sravan Kasarla

Thrivent
Chief Data Officer

Teri Kaslow

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Head of Enterprise Data & Analytics

Jeremy Lembeck

Land O'Lakes
Head of Data and Analytics

Stephanie Lenzner

Mayo Clinic
Chair, Data & Analytics

Thomas Moore

Xcel Energy
Senior Director, Data and Analytics

Keith Narr

Cargill
Vice President, Data

Members

Sky Ammann

Workiva
Head of Product Insights & Analytics

Anandh Asokan

Thrivent
VP, Head of Enterprise Integration Engineering and Services

Dwayne Beberg

Land O'Lakes
Director, Business Analytics

Andrew Bingenheimer

U.S. Bank
CIO of Risk and Corporate

Michael Brazys

Allianz Life US
Vice President - Data & Analytics

Asher Chaudhry

Albertsons Companies
VP Technology - Digital Retail & Payments

David Clemens

Winnebago Industries
Vice President - Data, Analytics, and Integration

Ines Davis

Ameriprise Financial
Vice President – Analytics & Data Strategy

Tim Deutsch

Sentara Healthcare
Chief Data Officer

Jayant Dhamne

Signify Health
Vice President, Data Analytics

Mahadev Dovre Wudali

Ameriprise Financial
VP, Enterprise Data and Analytics

Erik Erickson

Hennepin County
Chief Data Officer

Chris Fitzharris

C.H. Robinson
Head of Data Engineering

Howard Fulks

RDO Equipment
Data Scientist - Director of Analytics

Jeannie Furlan

Mutual of Omaha
VP, Financial Data Strategy

Jennifer Gionfriddo

Greystar
Senior Director, Data Product & Governance

Nait Grave

MiTek
VP, Data & Analytics

Craig Hart

Schwans Co
Senior Director, IT Operations

Karla Hillier

Trane Technologies
Director, Decision Science & Advanced Analytics

Song Hou

Wings Financial
Chief Digital, Data and Design Officer

Sumeer Khosa

UnitedHealthcare
VP, Software Engineering

Brad LeBlanc

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
Interim Chief Information Officer and Enterprise Architect

Evan Loenser

UCare
Associate Director, Enterprise Data & Reporting

Jayme McBride

Optum
Vice President, Chief Data Office

Andrew Miller

Danfoss
Head of Data and Business Analytics

Lisa Moschkau

Minnesota Twins
Director of Business Intelligence & Analytics

Manish Motiramani

Medtronic
Director, Analytics & Insights, Global Operation

Menaka Nagarajan

Elevance Health
Director of Descriptive Analytics

Sudhir Nandamuru

Landmark Health
VP, Data Governance

Brad Paine

CSC ServiceWorks
Chief Digital Officer

Mark Price

CaringBridge
Chief Data Officer

Ron Schmitz

Great River Energy
Director, Information Services

Matthew Schrag

Delta Air Lines
VP, IT Revenue Technology and Analytics

Ryan Schrupp

U.S. Bank
SVP - Enterprise Analytics and AI

Angie Schulke

Life Time
Vice President - Applications, Data & Business Intelligence

Karl Schultz

Prime Therapeutics
Director of Analytics

Tracy Smith

BeTheMatch
Senior Director, Data & Analytics

Rebeccah Stay

Cargill
Global Leader of Data Science

Brandt Vettel

Metropolitan Council
Chief Data Officer

Jay Wardle

Red Wing Shoes
Head of Data & Analytics

Andrea Wehrung

Apogee
Director, Data Strategy & Governance

Matt Wells

Minnesota Wild
Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics

Heidi Westfall

Medtronic
Global IT Director, Master Data & Governance Solutions

QingHui Yuan

Donaldson
Senior Director - Data Science, Modeling, and Sensing


Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today.

  1. Revising D&A strategy with a focus on generative AI
  2. Enabling a culture of data fluency through psychological safety
  3. Modernizing data governance with evolving business objectives

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