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Minneapolis CDO Community
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 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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Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDOs today.
- Expanding digital business & accelerating value creation
- Influencing culture & collaboration with governance
- 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
Workiva
Head of Product Insights

Jayant Dhamne
Ecolab
Chief Data Officer

Saiful Islam
Optum
Vice President – Strategic Product and Technology Governance (OptumInsight)

Teri Kaslow
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Head of Enterprise Data & Analytics

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
Sr. Director of Operations, Chief of Staff to the CDAO

Ritu Sharma
Securian Financial
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Members
Anandh Asokan
Thrivent
VP, Head of Enterprise Integration Engineering and Services
Dwayne Beberg
Land O'Lakes
Director, Business Analytics
Eric Bibelnieks
Ascena Retail Group Inc
VP, Marketing Analytics & Data Sciences
Andrew Bingenheimer
U.S. Bank
Business Information Officer - Corporate Technology & Core Banking Systems
Michael Brazys
Allianz Life US
Head of Enterprise Business Intelligence
Pat Brickson
Digi-Key
Director, Enterprise Data Systems
Asher Chaudhry
Albertsons Companies
VP Technology - Retail
David Clemens
Sleep Number
Vice President Enterprise Analytics Platforms
Ines Davis
Ameriprise Financial
Vice President Marketing Strategy and Analytics, Information Management and Strategy
Mahadev Dovre Wudali
Ameriprise Financial
VP, Enterprise Data and Analytics
Erik Erickson
Hennepin County
Chief Data Officer
Chris Fitzharris
C.H. Robinson
Senior Director, Data & Analytics
Jeannie Furlan
Mutual of Omaha
VP, Data & Business Intelligence Strategy
Poonam Garg
U.S. Bank
VP Software Engineering
Nancy Garrett
Aetna
VP, Provider Digitalization
Nait Grave
MiTek
VP, Data & Analytics
Karla Hillier
Trane Technologies
Director, Decision Science & Advanced Analytics
Song Hou
Wings Financial
Chief Digital, Data and Design Officer
Sravan Kasarla
Thrivent
Chief Data Officer
Sumeer Khosa
UnitedHealthcare
VP, Software Engineering
Brad LeBlanc
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
Interim CIO
Stephanie Lenzner
Mayo Clinic
Vice Chair, Governance and Engagement
Trent Lezer
Greystar
Chief Data Officer
Jayme McBride
Optum
Vice President, Optum Data Solutions
Tom Moore
Medtronic
Director, Analytics Global Materials Supply Management
Manish Motiramani
Medtronic
Director, Analytics & Insights, Global Operation
Sudhir Nandamuru
Landmark Health
VP, Data Management & Governance
Kapil Narang
Ameriprise Financial
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Brad Paine
CSC ServiceWorks
Chief Digital Officer
Teri Prive
Medtronic
Sr. Director, Advanced Analytics & Reporting, Global Operational Excellence and Transformation
Noelle Rude
Connexus Credit Union
VP of Data & Insights
Ron Schmitz
Great River Energy
Director, Information Services
Matthew Schrag
Delta Air Lines
VP, IT Revenue Technology and Analytics
Ryan Schrupp
U.S. Bank
SVP - Enterprise Analytics and AI
Angie Schulke
Life Time
VP, Applications, Data & BI
Karl Schultz
Prime Therapeutics
Director of Analytics
Rebeccah Stay
Cargill
Global Leader of Data Science
Brandt Vettel
Metropolitan Council
Data Officer
Jay Wardle
Red Wing Shoes
Director, Enterprise Data Group (EDG) & IT Finance
Heidi Westfall
Medtronic
Global IT Core Data and Analytics, Architecture and Education
QingHui Yuan
Donaldson
Director, Modeling and Data Science

“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
August 25, 2022 | 1 hour
Minneapolis CDO Virtual Town Hall
Leading with Data — Propelling Customer Intelligence Success
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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VIRTUAL
September 29, 2022 | 1 hour
Minneapolis CDO Virtual Town Hall
Leading with Data — Propelling Organizational Success
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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VIEW RESULTSINFOGRAPHIC | AUGUST 3, 2022



INFOGRAPHIC | AUGUST 3, 2022
CDO Community Pulse on the War for Talent
We asked CDOs across Evanta communities what they think is causing the talent shortage and what they’re doing to combat it. Here is what senior data and analytics leaders told us about talent issues and the impact on their outlook for the remainder of the year and beyond.
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