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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.
- Expanding digital business & accelerating value creation
- Influencing culture & collaboration with governance
- Orchestrating change & empowering real-time decisions
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
Mass General Brigham
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
Managing Director, 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, IQSS
Amanda Davis
Commonwealth Care Alliance
SVP, Business Intelligence
Julie Eiermann
HarbourVest
Managing Director & Chief Data Officer
Joshua Glastein
Berkshire Residential Investments
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
Michelle Hoiseth
Parexel
Chief Data Officer, Corporate VP
Andrew Jacobus
Virgin Pulse
VP, Insights and Data Science
Tomek Kozdrowicz
Hologic
VP, IS Enterprise Architecture
Sebastien Lefebvre
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Senior 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 Data & 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
“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
March 9, 2022 | 1 hour
Boston 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
June, 2022 | 1 day
Boston CDO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Boston CDO Virtual Boardroom - 12/07/2021
Boston CDO Virtual Town Hall - 11/04/2021
Boston CDO Virtual Boardroom - 10/21/2021
Boston CDO Virtual Boardroom - 07/13/2021
Boston CDO Virtual Executive Summit - 06/02/2021
Boston CDO Virtual Town Hall - 03/25/2021
Boston CDO Virtual Boardroom - 02/24/2021
Boston CDO Virtual Executive Summit - 12/16/2020
Boston CDO Virtual Town Hall - 10/08/2020
Boston CDO Virtual Boardroom - 08/20/2020
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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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