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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 experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
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Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today.
- Structuring Data Governance to Improve the Digital Enterprise
- Fostering a Culture of Data Literacy and Analytics-Based Decision Making
- Data Sharing — Driving Business Value Through Access & Collaboration
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
Director of Enterprise Data Governance
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
Bank of the West
Chief Data Officer
Aaron Crews
UnitedLex
Chief Product and Innovation Officer
Cara Dailey
LPL Financial
Chief Data Officer
Chitrang Dave
Medtronic
IT Director - Data, Analytics, and Business Intelligence
Mike DeCesaris
Cornerstone Research
Vice President, Data Science
June Dershewitz
Amazon
Head of Data Strategy - Amazon Music
Mark Dunning
Square
VP Analytics, Data Science, & Business Operations
Shanthi Iyer
DocuSign
CIO
Meenal Iyer
Momentive.ai
VP of Data
Romit Jadhwani
Pinterest
Product Head, Data and Business Intelligence
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
Willis Towers Watson
Sr. Director, Data and Analytics
Vijay Kotu
ServiceNow
SVP of Analytics
Sudeep Kumar
Ciena
Global Head of Enterprise Data and Analytics
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 Video Communications
Global Head of Data & Analytics
Azadeh Moghtaderi
Ancestry.com
VP of Data Science & 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
James Reimann
Genentech
VP, Global Head of Data Strategy & Delivery in Product Development
Anand Sahasram
Dodge & Cox
CDO
Barkha Saxena
Poshmark
Chief Data Officer
Amit Sethi
New Relic
VP, Data Technology & Engineering
Harinder Singh
Albertsons Companies
VP Data Management and Governance
Qinghua Song
Kite Pharma
Head of Data and Statistical Science
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
Sandeep Uttamchandani
Intuit
VP of Data & Analytics
Tara Vaishnav
General Mills
VP, Tech Strategy, Innovation, & Architecture
Jeremy Welland
Gusto
CDO
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Evanta facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Upcoming Programs
VIRTUAL
July 26, 2023 | 1 hour
San Francisco CDAO Town Hall
San Francisco CDAO Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
November 10, 2023 | 1 day
San Francisco CDAO Executive Summit
55 Parc
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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Content from your CDAO peers
BLOG | MAY 15, 2023



BLOG | MAY 15, 2023
Top 5 Priorities for C-Suite Executives in 2023
Each year, we survey C-level executives across our communities to ask their top priorities for the year. The Leadership Perspective Survey gives us the opportunity to compare enterprise-wide priorities across different roles in the C-suite. Read what more than 3,000 executives told us they are focusing on in 2023.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MAY 8, 2023



BLOG | MAY 8, 2023
7 Highlights at Upcoming CDAO Executive Summits
Amid budget cuts from market volatility and disruption from generative AI, we’re committed to building agendas that tackle topics CDAOs are prioritizing. Here’s an inside look at seven highly anticipated sessions and speakers we are hosting at CDAO Executive Summits this Spring.
VIEW POSTSURVEY REPORT | MAY 4, 2023



SURVEY REPORT | MAY 4, 2023
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CDAOs in 2023
How are data and analytics leaders planning to support the enterprise this year? More than 400 CDAOs responded to our Leadership Perspective Survey, indicating their key focus areas and planned actions for 2023. Here, we examine their top 3 goals and challenges for the year ahead.