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San Francisco CDO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CDOs in the San Francisco 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.
- Embedding D&A in business strategy and results
- Reengineering decision-making across the business
- Scaling a data-first culture
San Francisco CDO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the San Francisco CDO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.
Co-Chairs
Steffin Harris
Microsoft Corporation
Corporate Vice President, Global Head of Data Science & Analytics
Shadaab Kanwal
Charles Schwab
Executive Leader for Digital, Data, and Analytics Services
Christopher Paskins
Western Digital Corporation
Global Head of Enterprise Data Governance & Data Quality
Diana Wolcott
Experian Health
SVP CDO, NA Decision Analytics
Members
Raghu Achar
Exelixis
Executive Director, Pharma Supply Chain, Manufacturing & G&A
Ashwin Aravindakshan
University of California - Davis
Academic Director, Masters of Science in Business Analytics
Hernán Asorey
Microsoft Corporation
Chief Data Officer, Worldwide Commercial Software Engineering
Ramnik Bajaj
USAA
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Alan Boehme
H&M
Chief Technology Officer
Stephane Bourles
Brain Balance
CIO
Ken Calhoon
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
Vice President, Data Analytics
Brady Cole
Bank of the West
Chief Data Officer
Aaron Crews
Littler Mendelson
Chief Data Analytics Officer
Cara Dailey
Silicon Valley Bank
Chief Data Officer
Mike DeCesaris
Cornerstone Research
Principal and Director of Data Analytics
June Dershewitz
Amazon
Head of Data Strategy - Amazon Music
David Dobbs
Hawaii Medical Service Association
Vice President, Health Data Integration and Analytics
Mark Dunning
Square
VP, Analytics & Data Science
Les Fondy
Ubisoft
VP, Worldwide IT
Shanthi Iyer
DocuSign
CIO
Meenal Iyer
Tailored Brands
Sr. Director, Enterprise Analytics & Data
Romit Jadhwani
Pinterest
Head of Growth Analytics, Data Science and Business Intelligence
Sham Kashikar
Facebook
Global Head of Data Management
Manesh Kitanhoth
Willis Towers Watson
Sr. Director, EDW & Business Intelligence
Vijay Kotu
ServiceNow
VP of Analytics
Jonas Kriks
ATEL Capital Group
CIO
Adam Leary
CBS Interactive
VP, Applied Machine Learning Group
George Leng
Equinix
Global Head of Data & Analytics
Uwe Liebetrau
Bio-Rad Laboratories
Head of IT Strategy and Operations
Manjula Mahajan
NetApp
Director, BI and Data Analytics
Azadeh Moghtaderi
Ancestry.com
VP of Data Science & Analytics
Cindy Muscio
LendingClub
VP Data Platform, Services & MarTech
William Neil
First Republic Bank
VP Client Data and Data Architecture
Brad Pflum
2K
Head of Data Science
Srinivasan Rangaswamy
GlobalFoundries
Global Head, Advanced Analytics & Data Science
Barkha Saxena
Poshmark
Chief Data Officer
Amit Sethi
Momentive.ai
Vice President of Data
Greg Siino
University of California - Davis
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Business Intelligence
Harinder Singh
Workday
Director, Data Strategy & Governance
Ashok Srivastava
Intuit
SVP & Chief Data Officer
Hemang Timbadia
Apple
Global Head of Payments Data Engineering & Analytics
Prasad Uddaraju
First Republic Bank
Deputy Chief Data Officer
Tara Vaishnav
General Mills
VP, Tech Strategy, Innovation, & Architecture
Jeremy Welland
Google
Global Head of Data Science & Analytics
Jeff Wright
Dropbox
VP, Business Strategy & Operation
“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
In-person Programs
December 15, 2021
San Francisco CDO Executive Summit
Parc 55
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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Virtual Programs
October 19, 2021
San Francisco CDO Virtual Boardroom
Powering Digital Dexterity Through Exhilarated Insights
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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November 4, 2021
San Francisco CDO Virtual Boardroom
San Francisco CDO Virtual Boardroom
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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Content from your CDO peers
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 20
Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
CDO Survey: Making the Leap from Strategy to Execution
CDOs and their teams have an intimate understanding of data’s strategic potential, but 60% of data leaders in our communities tell us they struggle with execution. Explore 3 features of organizations that are succeeding along the journey from strategy to execution.
VIEW POSTPODCAST | AUGUST 2, 2021
PODCAST | AUGUST 2, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 19
CIO Piyush Chowhan of Lulu International discusses turning his passion for customer experience into value for the enterprise. Piyush shares how to break down the silos between technology and digital business strategy and how to optimize organizational processes and workforce skills to meet the customers’ needs.
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