San Francisco 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

San Francisco CDAO Governing Body


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

Governing Body Members

Rama Akkiraju

NVIDIA
VP, AI/ML

Ashwin Aravindakshan

University of California - Davis
Associate Professor & Director, Masters of Science in Business Analytics

Bruno Aziza

IBM
Group VP, Data, BI & AI

Ramnik Bajaj

USAA
CDAO

Aparna Banerjee

Roche
Head Global Data & Analytics Operations

Sonali Bhagwat

Adobe
Sr. Director, Data Governance

William Chiu

NMI Holdings
VP, Head of Predictive Modeling

Brady Cole

Equifax
Global CDO

Chitrang Dave

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Global Head of Enterprise Data & Analytics

Mike DeCesaris

Cornerstone Research
VP, Head of Data Science Center

Harshal Dedhia

Houzz
Head of Data Science & Data Engineering

June Dershewitz

Amazon
Head of Data Strategy

Mike Doll

Guitar Center
VP, Data

Meenal Iyer

Survey Monkey
VP, Data

Sajjad Jaffer

GrowthCurveCapital
Head of Data, Analytics and Machine Learning

Gaurav Jindal

Cricut
Head of Data

Srujana Kaddevarmuth

Walmart
Vice President & Group Director Machine Learning Center of Excellence

Zoher Karu

Blue Shield of California
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Manesh Kitanhoth

GE Aerospace
Head of Data & Analytics

Kirit Kottam

Green Dot
Sr. Director Data Science

Sudeep Kumar

Ciena
Global Head of Enterprise Data and Analytics

Manjula Mahajan

Model N
VP, Head of IT

Cindy Muscio

Sunbit
Head of Data

William Neil

JPMorgan Chase
VP, Client Data and Data Architecture

Flo Oswald

Guaranteed Rate
VP, Data Strategy and Governance

Vivek Patel

Ampere Computing
VP of Enterprise AI & Data Management

Robin Patra

ARCO Construction
Director strategy, Data, Analytics & AI

Brad Pflum

Course Hero
Head of Analytics & Data Science

Vinay Reddy Ravoola

Elavon
SVP, Data & Analytics

Anand Sahasram

Dodge & Cox
CDO

Sri Saikrishnan

InnovAge
VP, Data and Intelligence

Barkha Saxena

Chime
Global CDO

Amit Sethi

New Relic
VP, CIO

Sriram Sirisinahal

Unity
Head of Enterprise Data

Ashok Srivastava

Intuit
CDO

Vinesh Sukumar

Qualcomm
Head of AI Product

Anahita Tafvizi

Instacart
VP, Head of Data Science and Analytics

Hemang Timbadia

Apple
Global Head of Payments Data Engineering & Analytics

Hemant Todi

Delta Dental of California
Vice President, Data Analytics & Insights

Sandeep Uttamchandani

Intuit
VP, A2D (Analytics, AI, Data)

Jeremy Welland

Gusto
CDO

Sophine (Yue) Zhang

Meraki, Inc.
Head of Data Science


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

  1. Focusing on Foundations for AI Readiness
  2. Establishing Measurable Value and Proving ROI
  3. Driving Culture Change to Elevate Data and Analytics Initiatives

Upcoming Programs


IN-PERSON

November 21, 2024 | 1 day

San Francisco CDAO Executive Summit

Grand Hyatt at SFO

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

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IN-PERSON

April 24, 2025 | an evening

San Francisco CDAO Inner Circle

Merchants Exchange Club

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

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IN-PERSON

November 6, 2025 | 1 day

San Francisco CDAO Executive Summit

Grand Hyatt at SFO

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

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