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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
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
Minoo Agarwal
RTI International
Sr. Director, Enterprise Data & Analytics
Gregory Brown
UPS
Vice President of the Global Advanced Technology Group
Anthony Canitano
Comcast
Senior Director, Business Analytics - Enterprise Data Science
Ningyu Chen
Inspire Brands
SVP, Digital Technology and Enterprise Data
Colin Coleman
Inspire Brands
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Marcy Cunningham
IHG
Director, Information Governance
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
Republic National Distributing Company
Vice President, 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
Mustafa Nisar
The Home Depot
Head of Data Science and Analytics Strategy
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
Data & Analytics CTO, Global Data, Analytics & AI 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
July 26, 2022 | 1 hour
Atlanta CDO Virtual Boardroom
Atlanta CDO Virtual Boardroom
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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VIRTUAL
September 22, 2022 | 1 hour
Atlanta CDO Virtual Town Hall
Atlanta CDO Virtual Town Hall
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 Virtual Town Hall - 03/17/2022
Atlanta CDO Virtual Boardroom - 02/10/2022
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
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Content from your CDO peers
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
What Community Brings to Executives
We have written before about the value of community and how important it is in a hybrid world. Here, we reflect on what community means from the perspective of executives. This is how they describe the value of getting together with a community of their peers.
VIEW POSTLEADERSHIP PROFILE | JUNE 27, 2022
LEADERSHIP PROFILE | JUNE 27, 2022
How the NHS Maintains the Momentum towards Digitalisation
How can executives drive support and enthusiasm for the endless digitalisation journey? Ming Tang, CDAO, NHS England, shares how her team is using learnings from the pandemic to deepen the momentum towards digitalisation in this new era of business.
READ ARTICLESURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022
SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CDOs in 2022
The role of the CDO is rising in organizations across the globe, unlocking opportunities for growth and innovation. Here, we take a closer look at their top goals and challenges, based on results from Evanta’s 2022 Leadership Perspective Survey.
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