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Boston CDO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CDOs in the Boston 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.
- Embedding D&A in business strategy and results
- Reengineering decision-making across the business
- Scaling a data-first culture
Boston CDO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Boston CDO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.
Co-Chairs
Mano Mannoochahr
The Travelers Companies Inc
SVP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Michael McHugh
Biogen
Head of Data Engineering & Analytics
Sears Merritt
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Head of Data, Strategy & Architecture
John Pyhtila, Ph.D
Partners HealthCare
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Members
Alex Aronov
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Sr. Director and Head of Data Science
Himanshu Arora
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Inc
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Brian Baczyk
Conning
Chief Risk Officer
Leo Barella
Takeda
VP, Chief Technology Officer
Aurelie Bergugnat
Schneider Electric
Chief Data Officer
Michal Cenkl
MITRE
Director of Innovation and Technology
Mercè Crosas
Harvard College
Chief Data Science and Technology Officer at IQSS
Amanda Davis
Commonwealth Care Alliance
SVP, Business Intelligence
Julie Eiermann
HarbourVest
Managing Director & Chief Data Officer
Joshua Glastein
Berkshire
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Julie Greenway
Hasbro
Sr. Director IT Data Analytics
Matt Griffiths
Stanley Black & Decker
Vice President, Data-Driven Transformation
Eli Hauser
Dassault Systemes
Strategic Planning at Dassault Systemes
Tamir Hegazy
ENGIE NA
Chief Data Officer
Michelle Hoiseth
PAREXEL
Chief Data Officer, Corporate VP
Andrew Jacobus
Virgin Pulse
VP, Insights and Data Science
Tomek Kozdrowicz
Hologic
VP, IS Enterprise Architecture
Heidi Lanford
Red Hat
Vice President, Enterprise Data and Analytics
Sebastien Lefebvre
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Sr Director data sciences, genomics and bioinformatics
Vicki Lynch
Endurance International Group
Vice President, IT PMO and Data Governance
Brent Mahan
Keurig Dr Pepper
Director IT Analytics & Data Visualizations
Matthew Maher
Raytheon Technologies
Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics
Laura McElhinney
Horizon Media
Chief Data Officer
Jonathan McGee
Manulife
Global Head of Investment Analytics & Delivery
Matt Pickering
Converse Inc
Director, Consumer Analytics Technology
Dan Power
State Street
Managing Director, Data Governance, Global Markets
Dave Ramos
Aetna Inc
Senior Director, Hybrid Cloud Data Platform Engineering
Kuldeep Rana
UMass Memorial Health Care
Principal Information Architect & Manager - I.S. Infrastructure
Srinivasan Sankar
Hanover Insurance Group
Enterprise Data Leader
Prakriteswar Santikary, Ph.D
ERT
Chief Data Officer
Garrett Sickles
Fidelity Investments
Vice President Data Governance and Insight Solutions, Institutional Asset Management Division
Niren Sirohi
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Head of Clinical Operations & Business Analytics
John Smits
Dell EMC
Vice President Digital Transformation
Meenakshi Solan
ModusLink
Director, Finance, Global Technology
Dan Wulin
Wayfair
Head of Data Science and Machine Learning
“I especially appreciate the chance to interact with peers from other companies and industries to share the woes and triumphs of data management.”
RENE KIM, SVP, GLOBAL DATA OFFICER
CHARLES SCHWAB
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
June 2, 2021
Boston CDO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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July 13, 2021
Boston CDO Virtual Boardroom
Boston CDO Virtual Boardroom
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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Content from your CDO peers
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 14
In this episode, we ask CIO Rob Zelinka of Jack Henry & Associates why change management is so hard for large organizations. We discuss change fatigue and the unrelenting pace of change, and Rob shares how communication and transparency can help business leaders crack the change management code.
LISTEN NOWPEER PRACTICES | APRIL 1, 2021
PEER PRACTICES | APRIL 1, 2021
Accumulating Value on the Road to Data Literacy
When it comes to advancing data goals, Pat Brickson of Digi-Key knows that every interaction is an opportunity to move things forward. Brickson shares how to make progress on data literacy at your organization.
READ ARTICLEPODCAST | MARCH 22, 2021
PODCAST | MARCH 22, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 13
In this episode, Anne Marie Richard and James Dudek of UC Berkeley share a case study of a long-term IT transformation. They discuss how they brought together loosely organized teams, navigated a staff reduction and maintained an intentional focus on the humanity of their workforce.
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