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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.
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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
Houston CDO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Houston CDO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.
Co-Chairs

Navin Advani
Sysco
VP | Supply Chain & Merchandising Technology and Enterprise Reporting & Analytics

David Bowlby
Occidental Petroleum
VP, Data & Analytics

Vincent Cen
NRG Energy
Head of IT Data Architecture and Analytics

Sarah Karthigan
Chevron
GM Strategy & Innovation – Data & Insights

Raphael Louvrier
City of Houston, TX
Enterprise Data Officer

Arun Narayanan
AngloAmerican
Chief Data Officer
Members
Adil Ahmed
Bristow Group
Chief Data Scientist and Director of Knowledge Management
Rajeev Aluru
Smartbridge
Managing Director, Innovation and Analytics
Christopher Barringer
Mesquite Energy, Inc.
VP, Information Technology
Arvind Battula
Quantum Energy Partners
Head of Data Science
Antonio Carbajal
iHeartMedia
VP, Data Science
Shyamala Chalakudi
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Head of Enterprise Data Analytics & Digital Technology
Partha Chatterjee
Shell USA
Data and Analytics SME, Shell Energy Americas
Jeremy Eade
BP
Director, North Development Technology Solutions & Manager, Subsurface and Wells Applications
Frank Hayden
Calpine
VP, Trading Compliance
Summer Husband
Worley
SVP Data & Applied Intelligence
Ram Karnati
Synchrony Financial
VP Data Engineering
Justin Lo
Chevron
Head of Data Science & Analytics
Anissa Lyvers
American Bureau of Shipping
VP Data & Analytics
Marc Paige
GC Services Limited Partnership
VP Digital & Data
Hari Perugu
The Hartford
Assistant Vice President, Application and Data Transformation
Jun Qian
Motiva
Chief Data Architect
Chandra Radhakrishnan
Sunbelt Rentals
VP of Data and Analytics
Erik Tennison
AIG
Associate Information Officer
Quang Ton
SLB
Head Of Business Intelligence
Boyan Vukichevich
Shaw Group
Senior Director Information Technology
Jon Walters
National Oilwell Varco
Vice President, Data & Analytics
Hema Yalamanchi
Oceaneering International
Chief Data Officer

“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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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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