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Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CDOs 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.
Join your local community for exclusive access to:
Programs
Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.
Insights
Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CDOs approach similar challenges.
Connections
Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDOs 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
Dallas CDO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Dallas CDO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.
Co-Chairs
Jayadev Gopinath
DraftKings
SVP, Global Data Engineering
Suzi Myers
Conduent
Head of Enterprise Business Intelligence
Mark Nance
American Fidelity Corporation
Chief Data Officer
Phanii Pydimarri
Stanley Black & Decker
Sr Director, Head of AI & Advanced Analytics
Latheef Syed
Verizon
Head of Data Architecture & Products - Artificial Intelligence + Data
Members
Sankar Bala
Caliber Home Loans
Chief Data Officer
Anil Bariki
Confie
VP of Data Sciences
Brandon Brown
Laredo Petroleum
Vice President & CIO
Antonio Carbajal
iHeartMedia
VP, Data Science
Wes Chaar
Catalina
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Aamer Charania
Best Buy
Head of Applied Machine Learning
Jason Clark
Brinks Home
Sr. Director, Business Intelligence
Chris Crotts
Toyota Motor North America
Group Manager, Advanced Technologies and Data
Mansi Deshpande
Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope
CDO
Soumya Ganguly
Texas Capital Bank
Senior Vice President - Head of Enterprise Data Services & Engineering
Lee Green
Tokyo Electron America
Director, BI and EDW
Jason Jue
USAA
IT Technical Director
Murali Kalem
Salesforce
Head of Office of Data
Shrikanth Kannan
Rent-A-Center
Sr. Director Data Services
Pankaj Kenjale
Mavenir
Group VP - AI, Analytics and Data R&D
Sonia Khosla
Clario
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Nick Korsunsky
BNSF Railway
Director, Enter. Info. Mgmt.
Sanjeev Kumar
Gainwell
Vice President, Data Analytics & AI
Naren Kumar
Exeter Finance
EVP, Chief Data Officer
Farukh Lakhani
Essilor of America
Sr. Director Sales Analytics and Operations
Amarnath Lingam
CDW
Vice President, Head of Enterprise Data Science and Advanced Analytics/AI
Sri Mandavilli
Avantor
Vice President - Global Digital & Data Analytics
Mano Mannoochahr
The Travelers Companies Inc
SVP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Sam Mohanty
Prime Therapeutics
Chief Data Officer
Manish Motiramani
Medtronic
Director, Analytics & Insights, Global Operation
Dalia Powers
Humana
SVP & CIO, Digital & Data Platforms
Nick Reddy
Baylor Scott & White Health
Chief Digital Officer
Dev Reddy
Raytheon Technologies
Principal Architect
Robert Rosen
Arcosa
Vice President, Information Technology
Jayesh Shah
McKesson
VP of Digital Transformation
Chintan Shah
Assurant
Vice President - Data and Business Analytics
Raju Shah
Mouser Electronics
SVP, Information Services
Seemit Sheth
USAA
Head of Data Science, Executive Management
Zul Sidi
Bank of America
Head of Data & Analytics-Retail, Preferred & Wealth Management
Ben Taylor
Mary Kay
Director of Business Intelligence & Corporate Apps
Vivek Thakral
Raytheon Technologies
Executive IT - Strategy & Transformation
Srikanth Victory
CommonSpirit Health
Vice President of Digital Products & Analytics
“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
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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
IN-PERSON
June 6, 2023 | 1 day
Dallas CDO Executive Summit
Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
September, 2023 | an evening
Dallas CDO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Texas CDO Town Hall - 12/15/2022
Texas CDO Town Hall - 08/18/2022
Dallas CDO Executive Summit - 06/14/2022
Texas CDO Peer Roundtable - 05/12/2022
Texas CDO Town Hall - 02/24/2022
Texas CDO Executive Summit - 11/10/2021
Texas CDO Peer Roundtable - 10/07/2021
Texas CDO Peer Roundtable - 09/29/2021
Texas CDO Town Hall - 08/26/2021
Texas CDO Virtual Executive Summit - 06/17/2021
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Content from your CDO peers
BLOG | JANUARY 3, 2023
BLOG | JANUARY 3, 2023
What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2022
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 2022. These are some of the most-viewed articles (and most listened to podcasts!) on Evanta.com in the past year.
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BLOG | JANUARY 2, 2023
CDO Community: The Most Popular Topics of 2022
This year, Evanta’s CDO communities gathered across North America to tackle mission critical priorities, ranging from data governance, talent and data literacy training. Here are the highlights from Evanta’s CDO community programs in 2022.
VIEW POSTBLOG | DECEMBER 29, 2022
BLOG | DECEMBER 29, 2022
2022 EMEA CDO Community Highlights
This year, Evanta’s EMEA CDO communities gathered across Europe to tackle mission critical priorities, ranging from data governance, talent and data literacy training. Here are the highlights from Evanta’s international CDO community programs in 2022.
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