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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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- 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
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
Shadaab Kanwal
Charles Schwab
MD - Digital, Data, and Analytics Services
Christopher Paskins
Solidigm
Director of Enterprise Data Governance
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
Aparna Banerjee
Roche
Head Global Data & Analytics Operations
Sonali Bhagwat
Adobe
Senior Director, Data Governance
Clinton Cohagan
Department of Energy - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Chief Enterprise Information Architect
Brady Cole
Bank of the West
Chief Data Officer
Aaron Crews
UnitedLex
SVP Data, Analytics & AI
Cara Dailey
LPL Financial
Chief Data Officer
Chitrang Dave
Medtronic
IT Director - Data, Analytics, and Business Intelligence
Mike DeCesaris
Cornerstone Research
Head of Data Science Center
June Dershewitz
Amazon
Head of Data Strategy - Amazon Music
Mark Dunning
Square
VP Analytics, Data Science, & Business Operations
Meenal Iyer
Momentive.ai
VP of Data
Shanthi Iyer
DocuSign
CIO
Romit Jadhwani
Pinterest
Product Head, Data and Business Intelligence
Gaurav Jindal
Cricut
Head of Data
Srujana Kaddevarmuth
Walmart Global Tech
Sr. Director: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Zoher Karu
Blue Shield of California
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Manesh Kitanhoth
Willis Towers Watson
Sr. Director, Data and Analytics
Vijay Kotu
ServiceNow
SVP of Analytics
Sudeep Kumar
Ciena
Global Head of Enterprise Data and Analytics
Adam Leary
Paramount Streaming
VP ML Engineering & Personalization
Michelle Littlefield
City and County of San Francisco, CA
Chief Data Officer
Manjula Mahajan
Model N
Head of IT
Sharad Mathur
Zoom Video Communications
Global Head of Data & Analytics
Azadeh Moghtaderi
Ancestry.com
VP of Data Science & Analytics
Cindy Muscio
Sunbit
Head of Data
William Neil
First Republic Bank
VP Client Data and Data Architecture
Brad Pflum
Course Hero
Head of Analytics & Data Science
Srinivasan Rangaswamy
Analog Devices
Executive Director
Vinay Reddy Ravoola
Elavon
SVP, Data & Analytics
James Reimann
Genentech
VP, Global Head of Data Strategy & Delivery in Product Development
Anand Sahasram
Dodge & Cox
CDO
Barkha Saxena
Poshmark
Chief Data Officer
Amit Sethi
New Relic
VP, Data Technology & Engineering
Harinder Singh
Albertsons Companies
VP Data Management and Governance
Qinghua Song
Kite Pharma
Head of Data and Statistical Science
Deep Ratna Srivastav
Franklin Templeton
SVP, Head of Digital Investment Solutions
Ashok Srivastava
Intuit
Chief Data Officer
Vinesh Sukumar
Qualcomm
Head of AI Product
Hemang Timbadia
Apple
Global Head of Payments Data Engineering & Analytics
Sandeep Uttamchandani
Intuit
VP of Data & Analytics
Tara Vaishnav
General Mills
VP, Tech Strategy, Innovation, & Architecture
Jeremy Welland
Gusto
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“I think the greatest value of the Evanta community is how it has stayed true to the idea of 'by CDAOs, for CDAOs'.”
KAPIL NARANG, CHIEF DATA AND ANALYTICS OFFICER
AMERIPRISE BANK
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KRISTINA CHAMBERS, CHIEF DATA & ANALYTICS OFFICER
TTX
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LEE FULMER, GLOBAL HEAD OF INNOVATION, CHIEF DATA OFFICER
UBS INC.
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Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
April 13, 2023 | an evening
San Francisco CDO Inner Circle
China Live
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
November 10, 2023 | 1 day
San Francisco CDO Executive Summit
55 Parc
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
San Francisco CDO Executive Summit - 12/08/2022
San Francisco CDO Town Hall - 10/27/2022
San Francisco CDO Town Hall - 09/15/2022
San Francisco CDO Inner Circle - 04/20/2022
San Francisco CDO Town Hall - 02/24/2022
San Francisco CDO Executive Summit - 12/15/2021
San Francisco CDO Peer Roundtable - 11/04/2021
San Francisco CDO Peer Roundtable - 10/19/2021
San Francisco CDO Peer Roundtable - 09/22/2021
San Francisco CDO Town Hall - 08/25/2021
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Content from your CDO peers
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | MARCH 14, 2023
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | MARCH 14, 2023
Data Governance — Unleashing the Power of Data
CDAOs continue to name data governance as a mission critical priority to deliver value for the business. Recently, the New York CDAO Community gathered for a Town Hall to discuss how they can streamline their approach to data governance and successfully unify data across the enterprise – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEINFOGRAPHIC | MARCH 10, 2023
INFOGRAPHIC | MARCH 10, 2023
2023 CDAO Leadership Perspectives
Being a CDAO today is all about “value” - knowing the value of data and delivering on it across the enterprise. From a functional level, what are CDAOs prioritizing and investing in to accomplish this? Learn what 330 CDAOs say are their mission critical priorities for 2023 in our annual Leadership Perspective Survey.
VIEW RESULTSBLOG | FEBRUARY 28, 2023
BLOG | FEBRUARY 28, 2023
3 Tips from CDAOs on Leading Data & Analytics Success
CDAOs from the world’s leading organizations shared their advice on how to be productive and effective data and analytics leaders. Learn tips from 10 CDAOs on leading data and analytics success.
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