Dallas CDAO Community


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Join a powerful network of peers

Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CDAOs 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.

Join your local community for exclusive access to:

Programs

Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.

Insights

Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CDAOs approach similar challenges.

Connections

Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today.

  1. Structuring Data Governance to Improve the Digital Enterprise
  2. Fostering a Culture of Data Literacy and Analytics-Based Decision Making
  3. Data Sharing — Driving Business Value Through Access & Collaboration

Dallas CDAO Governing Body


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

Co-Chairs

Jayadev Gopinath

DraftKings
SVP, Global Data Engineering

Sanjeev Kumar

Gainwell
Vice President, Data Analytics & AI

Mano Mannoochahr

The Travelers Companies Inc
SVP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Suzi Myers

Conduent
Head of Enterprise Business Intelligence

Mark Nance

American Fidelity Corporation
Chief Data Officer

Phanii Pydimarri

Health Care Service Corporation
Head of Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships

Latheef Syed

Verizon
Head of Data Products, Data Engineering & Architecture

Members

Lak Ayyar

Santander USA
Head of Data Platforms & Architecture

Sankar Bala

KPMG
Managing Director, Deal Advisory & Strategy

Monish Balasundarum

Amazon
Head of Analytics

Brandon Brown

Laredo Petroleum
Vice President & CIO

Antonio Carbajal

iHeartMedia
VP, Data Science

Wes Chaar

Catalina
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Aamer Charania

Best Buy
Head of Applied Machine Learning

Jason Clark

Mckesson
Sr. Director, Strategic Technology Transformation

Chris Crotts

Toyota Motor North America
Group Manager, Advanced Technologies and Data

Mansi Deshpande

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope
CDO

David Ginn

Johnson Controls, Inc.
VP IT Enterprise Data, Planning & Architecture

Jason Jue

USAA
IT Technical Director

Murali Kallem

Salesforce
Head of Office of Data

Shrikanth Kannan

Rent-A-Center
Sr. Director Data Services

Pankaj Kenjale

Mavenir
Group VP - AI, Analytics and Data R&D

Sonia Khosla

Globe Life
SVP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Vino Kingston

Lockheed Martin
Head of Data Platforms & Technologies, Sr. Manager

Nick Korsunsky

BNSF Railway
Director, Enter. Info. Mgmt.

Naren Kumar

Exeter Finance
EVP, Chief Data Officer

Farukh Lakhani

Essilor of America
Sr. Director Sales Analytics and Operations

Amarnath Lingam

CDW
Head of Enterprise Advanced Analytics & Data Science/AI

Sri Mandavilli

Avantor
Vice President - Global Digital & Data Analytics

Manish Motiramani

Medtronic
Director, Analytics & Insights, Global Operation

Justin Nguyen

Chewy
Head of CS Data Engineering and Analytics

Dalia Powers

Humana
SVP & CIO, Digital & Data Platforms

Nick Reddy

Baylor Scott & White Health
Chief Digital Officer

Jayesh Shah

McKesson
VP of Digital Transformation

Chintan Shah

Assurant
Vice President - Data and Business Analytics

Seemit Sheth

USAA
Executive Management, Data Science, USAA

Zul Sidi

Bank of America
Head of Data & Analytics-Retail, Preferred & Wealth Management

Harveer Singh

Western Union
Chief Data Architect & Global Head of Engineering

Vivek Thakral

Raytheon Technologies
Executive IT - Strategy & Transformation

James Varkey

Citigroup
Head of Master Data Governance, Director

Upcoming Programs


IN-PERSON

June 6, 2023 | 1 day

Dallas CDAO Executive Summit

Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria

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

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IN-PERSON

September 19, 2023 | an evening

Dallas CDAO Inner Circle

The Constellation Club

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

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