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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.
- Adopting modern D&A strategies and operating models that deliver business value in volatile environments
- Generating measurable economic benefits to the business from available data assets and advanced analytics
- Becoming a master change agent and driving data literacy across the enterprise
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
Jose Blanco
Wells Fargo
Vice President Information Technology
Saiful Islam
Optum
VP, Product & Technology Strategy
Keith Narr
Cargill
Global IT VP, Data Transformation & Digital Labs
Tony Peleska
Kraus-Anderson
Vice President, Information Technology
Members
Luke Anderson
Schwans Co
VP, Digital Services & IS Strategy
Ashish Barve
Ecolab
Director Digital & Analytics - Supply Chain
Dwayne Beberg
Land O'Lakes
Director, Business Analytics
Pat Brickson
Digi-Key Electronics
Director, Enterprise Data Systems
Brett Brunick
TCF Bank
CIO
Asher Chaudhry
Target
Senior Director of Technology
Susan DeFranco
Sleep Number
Senior Director, Consumer Insights & Analytics
Jayant Dhamne
Ecolab
VP, Chief Data Officer
Erik Erickson
Hennepin County Minnesota
Chief Data Officer
Marty Junker
Abbott
Senior Manager IT, Information Management
Sravan Kasarla
Thrivent
Chief Data Officer
Betsy Keenan-Brown
Fairview Health Services
VP of IT Operations
Chuck Martel
Medica
VP, Data & Analytics
Tom Moore
Medtronic
Director, Analytics & Insights COE
Jason Rogowski
Polaris
Director of Enterprise Data Sciences
Noelle Rude
Thrivent
Enterprise Information Governance Leader
Ron Schmitz
Great River Energy
Director, Information Services
Matthew Schrag
Delta Air Lines
VP, IT Revenue Technology and Analytics
Angie Schulke
Life Time
Director, Business Intelligence and Data Operations
William Sjoquist
Ameriprise Financial
VP, Data Management
Mark Springett
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Head of Data Science & Enterprise Analytics
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
October 26, 2020
Minneapolis CDO Virtual Town Hall
Navigating Data Privacy in Today’s Evolving Landscape
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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November 24, 2020
Minneapolis CDO Virtual Town Hall
Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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December 10, 2020
Minneapolis CDO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
“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
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