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.

Co-Chairs

Shadaab Kanwal

Charles Schwab
MD - Digital, Data, and Analytics

Christopher Paskins

Solidigm
Global Head of Data Strategy, Governance and Quality

Members

Raghu Achar

Exelixis
Executive Director, Pharma Supply Chain, Manufacturing & G&A

Ashwin Aravindakshan

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

Hernán Asorey

Microsoft Corporation
Chief Data Officer, Worldwide Commercial Software Engineering

Ramnik Bajaj

USAA
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Aparna Banerjee

Roche
Head Global Data & Analytics Operations

Sonali Bhagwat

Adobe
Senior Director, Data Governance

Clinton Cohagan

Department of Energy - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Chief Enterprise Information Architect

Brady Cole

Equifax
Global Enterprise Data Officer

Cara Dailey

T Rowe Price Group Inc
Head of Data Governance, Operations

Chitrang Dave

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Senior Director, Enterprise Data & Analytics

Mike DeCesaris

Cornerstone Research
VP; Head of Data Science Center

June Dershewitz

Amazon
Head of Data Strategy - Amazon Music

Shanthi Iyer

DocuSign
CIO

Meenal Iyer

Survey Monkey
VP of Data

Gaurav Jindal

Cricut
Head of Data

Srujana Kaddevarmuth

Walmart
Sr. Director, Data & Machine Learning Center of Excellence (COE)

Zoher Karu

Blue Shield of California
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Manesh Kitanhoth

WTW
Sr. Director, Data and Analytics

Vijay Kotu

ServiceNow
SVP of Analytics

Sudeep Kumar

Ciena
Global Head of Enterprise Data and Analytics

Francesca La O

Early Warning
Chief Data Officer

Adam Leary

Paramount Streaming
VP ML Engineering & Personalization

Michelle Littlefield

City and County of San Francisco, CA
Chief Data Officer

Manjula Mahajan

Model N
Head of IT

Sharad Mathur

Zoom
Global Head of Data & Analytics

Cindy Muscio

Sunbit
Head of Data

William Neil

First Republic Bank
VP Client Data and Data Architecture

Brad Pflum

Course Hero
Head of Analytics & Data Science

Vinay Reddy Ravoola

Elavon
SVP, Data & Analytics

Fauzia Saeed

McKesson
Vice President, Data Product Strategy & Governance

Anand Sahasram

Dodge & Cox
CDO

Barkha Saxena

McKinsey and Company
Global Chief Data Officer

Amit Sethi

New Relic
VP, Data Technology & Engineering

Sriram Sirisinahal

Unity Technologies
Head of Enterprise Data

Qinghua Song

Gilead Sciences
Head of Data and Statistical Science - Kite Pharma

Deep Ratna Srivastav

Franklin Templeton
Global Head of AI & Digital Transformation

Ashok Srivastava

Intuit
Chief Data Officer

Vinesh Sukumar

Qualcomm
Head of AI Product

Hemang Timbadia

Apple
Global Head of Payments Data Engineering & Analytics

Hemant Todi

Delta Dental
Vice President, Data Analytics & Insights

Sandeep Uttamchandani

Intuit
VP of Data & Analytics

Jeremy Welland

Gusto
CDO


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

Upcoming Programs


VIRTUAL

September 28, 2023 | 1 hour

San Francisco CDAO Town Hall

Data and AI – Driving Value for Your Organization

An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.

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IN-PERSON

November 7, 2023 | 1 day

San Francisco CDAO Executive Summit

Parc 55

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

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IN-PERSON

April 2024 | an evening

San Francisco CDAO Inner Circle

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

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