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Atlanta CDO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CDOs in the Atlanta community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDOs today.
- Expanding digital business & accelerating value creation
- Influencing culture & collaboration with governance
- Orchestrating change & empowering real-time decisions
Atlanta CDO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Atlanta CDO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.
Co-Chairs
James Bolles
Southern Company
Director, Enterprise Solutions COEs
Snorwlor “Sno” Bropleh
Habitat For Humanity International
Global Director for Operations - Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter
Steve Einbender
The Home Depot
Senior Data Scientist, CyberSecurity Advanced Analytics
Vijay Gandapodi
Reynolds American
Head of IT - Data, Reporting, Analytics
Diwakar Goel
BlackRock Inc
Global Head of Data Platform and Solutions
Rajeev Kapur
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
VP Commercial Transformation
Sesha Madapoosi
NCR
Exec Director, Data & Analytics Products
Karthikeyan Ramasamy
Georgia-Pacific
Vice President - AI Product Development & Strategy
Kenneth Viciana
TSYS
VP, Global Data & Analytics Products
Members
Jeff Afonso
Elavon
SVP, Global Data Management
Gregory Brown
UPS
Vice President of the Global Advanced Technology Group
Ningyu Chen
Inspire Brands
Vice President of Architecture, Innovation, and Digital Transformation
Colin Coleman
Equifax
SVP, Data & Analytics
Krish Das
Inspire Brands
Head of Enterprise Data
Rashu Garg
Wells Fargo
Head of Enterprise Data Strategy and Simplification
Marsal Gavalda
Square
Head of Machine Learning, Commerce Platform
Sudipto Ghose
Equifax
Sr Director - Corporate Insights
Dharika Hopkins
First Advantage
Director, Information Governance
Marc Hunt
Chick-fil-A
Director of Data Services, Enterprise Analytics
Mark Jackson
Piedmont Healthcare
Executive Director of Business Intelligence
Dennis Jensen
Genuine Parts
Senior Director of Enterprise Information Management
Santosh Kudva
GE Power
Chief Data Officer & CIO-Finance/HR
Farukh Lakhani
Essilor of America
Sr. Director Sales Analytics and Operations
Sylvester Morgan
Cummins
Executive Director, Enterprise Data Management
Brandie Szuda
MagMutual
Chief Data Officer
Meenakshi Thanikachalam
Ally
Head of Data & Analytics, Strategy, Architecture
Siva Thiyagasamudram
Mohawk Industries
Senior Director - Data and Insights
Avinash Tripathi
University of Phoenix
Vice President of Analytics - Marketing Analytics and Marketing Sciences
Binu Varghese
Carrier
Global Data & Analytics Leader
“In the past couple of months, Houston virtual CDO events have been a fantastic source of communication and networking with peers. Covid-19 has thrown us a lot of social challenges, but thanks to Evanta and their conscientious efforts, virtual boardrooms and roundtables are here to stay.”
DR. ASHWANI DEV, DIGITAL AND DATA SCIENCE OFFICER
HALLIBURTON
Upcoming Programs
VIRTUAL
February 10, 2022 | 1 hour
Atlanta CDO Virtual Boardroom
The Dual Mandate — Balancing Data Democratization and Compliance
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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VIRTUAL
March 17, 2022 | 1 hour
Atlanta CDO Virtual Town Hall
Leading Through Uncertainty - Path to the Next Normal
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
December, 2022 | 1 day
Atlanta CDO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Atlanta CDO Executive Summit - 12/08/2021
Atlanta CDO Virtual Boardroom - 10/26/2021
Atlanta CDO Virtual Town Hall - 08/04/2021
Atlanta CDO Virtual Boardroom - 04/22/2021
Atlanta CDO Virtual Boardroom - 03/17/2021
Atlanta CDO Virtual Boardroom - 02/25/2021
Atlanta CDO Virtual Town Hall - 02/09/2021
Atlanta CDO Virtual Executive Summit - 12/02/2020
Atlanta CDO Virtual Town Hall - 11/04/2020
Atlanta CDO Virtual Town Hall - 10/14/2020
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Content from your CDO peers
BLOG | JANUARY 19, 2022
BLOG | JANUARY 19, 2022
Swinging the Pendulum — Women Technology Leaders in 2021
The content team at Evanta, who ensures all topics and agendas are driven ‘by C-level executives and for C-level executives,’ set a goal – to intentionally and deliberately showcase women technology leaders at Evanta in-person summits. Read on to see what they were able to accomplish in 2021.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022
BLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022
What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2021
As you’re returning from holidays and getting back into work, we wanted to share some articles and survey findings you might have missed in 2021. These are some of the most-viewed articles (and most listened to podcasts!) on Evanta.com in the past year.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JANUARY 6, 2022
BLOG | JANUARY 6, 2022
Chief Data Officers — 2021 Year in Review
The role of the CDO has become critical to enterprises, as data is the lifeblood of digital business. In 2021, D&A leaders relied on each other for insights to help them succeed. Here is a recap of the content that CDOs felt was most compelling for their role today.
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