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Minneapolis CDO Community

Gain powerful new perspectives

Join fellow CDOs in the Minneapolis 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.

  1. Expanding digital business & accelerating value creation
  2. Influencing culture & collaboration with governance
  3. Orchestrating change & empowering real-time decisions

Minneapolis CDO Governing Body

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

Co-Chairs

Greg Albaugh

Synchrony Financial
Senior Vice President, Data Architecture & Analytics

Sky Ammann

3M
Global Insights & Analytics Leader - Health Care Business Group

Saiful Islam

Optum
VP, Product & Technology Strategy

Jeremy Lembeck

Land O'Lakes
Director, Data and Analytics

Keith Narr

Cargill
VP, Chief Data Officer

Tony Peleska

Kraus-Anderson
VP and Head of Information Technology and Digital Transformation

Anne Pronschinske

Mayo Clinic
Director, Department of Data & Analytics - Center for Digital Health

Ritu Sharma

Securian Financial
Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Members

Ashish Barve

Ecolab
Director Digital & Analytics - Supply Chain

Dwayne Beberg

Land O'Lakes
Director, Business Analytics

Andrew Bingenheimer

U.S. Bank
Business Information Officer - Corporate Technology & Core Banking Systems

Pat Brickson

Digi-Key
Director, Enterprise Data Systems

Jayant Dhamne

Ecolab
Chief Data Officer

Erik Erickson

Hennepin County Library
Chief Data Officer

Chris Fitzharris

C.H. Robinson
Senior Director, Data & Analytics

Nancy Garrett

Aetna
VP, Provider Digitalization

Lisa Harmening

Schwans Co
VP, Solution Delivery

Karla Hillier

Trane Technologies
Director, Decision Science & Advanced Analytics

Marty Junker

Abbott
Senior Manager IT, Information Management

Sravan Kasarla

Thrivent
Chief Data Officer

Betsy Keenan-Brown

Fairview Health Services
EVP of Analytics - LogicStream Health Inc.

Trent Lezer

Greystar
Chief Data Officer

Tom Moore

Medtronic
Director, Analytics Global Materials Supply Management

Manish Motiramani

Medtronic
Director, Analytics & Insights, Global Operation

Sudhir Nandamuru

Landmark
VP, data management and governance

Teri Prive

Medtronic
Sr. Director, Advanced Analytics & Reporting, Global Operational Excellence and Transformation

Jason Rogowski

Polaris
Director of Enterprise Data Sciences

Noelle Rude

Thrivent
Enterprise Information Governance Leader/Metadata Product Owner

Ron Schmitz

Great River Energy
Director, Information Services

Matthew Schrag

Delta Air Lines
VP, IT Revenue Technology and Analytics

Angie Schulke

Life Time
VP, Applications, Data & BI

William Sjoquist

Ameriprise Financial
VP, Data Management

Mark Springett

Allianz Life US
Head of Data Science, BI and Data

Eric Tupy

Hormel Foods
Director IT Strategy, Enterprise Architecture & Analytics

Brandt Vettel

Metropolitan Council
Data Officer

Jay Wardle

Red Wing Shoes
Director, Enterprise Data Group (EDG) & IT Finance

“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 17, 2022 | 1 hour

Minneapolis 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

May, 2022 | 1 day

Minneapolis CDO Executive Summit

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

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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.

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BLOG | 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.

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BLOG | 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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