CDO Magazine Announces Its 2021 List of Global Data Power Women

(US and Canada) CDO Magazine has once again searched the globe, reached out to key influencers and industry organizations and is excited to announce our 2021 list.  These women are shaping the landscape of business and pioneering the field of data and analytics.  They are leveraging their talents to get real world results, to answer tough business questions and to provide true value to the enterprise, their customers and key stakeholders. CDO Magazine is committed to being a champion to women in the field of data and analytics. We are proud to highlight the accomplishments of women and want to be a catalyst to advance opportunities for women in the field. We are pleased to announce our second Global Data Power Women List.

Global Data Power Women List 2021

Allie Harris, VP and CDO, Global Banking and Markets at Scotiabank (Canada)

Allison Sagraves, SVP and Chief Data Officer at M&T Bank (USA)

Althea Davis, Director of Data Practice, Data Strategy, and CDO Advisory Services at NXN (United Arab Emirates)

Alyssa Daku, Director General, Public Health Intelligence at Public Health Agency of Canada (Canada)

Andrea Marks, SVP and Chief Analytics Officer at OptumRx (USA)

Andrea Suman, Chief Data Officer at Hospital Albert Einstein (Brazil)

Angela McArthur, Senior Vice President, Data and IT Shared Services at CareSource (USA)

Anita Fernqvist, UK CDO & Operations Director at Zurich Insurance Company (United Kingdom)

Anusha Dandapani, Chief Data & Analytics Services Officer at United Nations International Computing Center (USA)

Asha Poulose Johnson, VP & Global CIO Data Analytics at GE Healthcare (India)

Ashley Brinegar, Chief Data Officer at TIMET (USA)

Barbara Cohn, Senior Consultant, Chief Data Officer at Colorado Department of Transportation (USA)

Baris Karakullukcu, Chief Strategy,  Planning, Business Development and Digital Office at Turk Telecom (Turkey)

Barkha Saxena, Chief Data Officer at Poshmark (USA)

Besa Bauta, PhD, MPH, MSW, Chief Data Officer at MercyFirst (USA)

Bharathi Viswanathan, CIO APAC and Global Head of Martech at The Coca-Cola Company (Singapore)

Blair Davis, Director - Decision Science, Quality and Transformation at Cincinnati Children's Hospital (USA)

Cara Dailey, Chief Data Officer at Silicon Valley Bank (USA)

Carey LaVine, Corporate Finance and Treasury Chief Data Officer at JPMorgan Chase (USA)

Cathy Doss, Chief Data Officer at Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (USA)

Cathy Marsh, Second Vice President, Insurance Operations Projects and Shared Services at Ohio National Financial Services (USA)

Celeste Fralick PhD, Chief Data Scientist at McAfee (USA)

Daniela Rus, Deputy Dean of Research, Schwarzman College of Computing at MIT (USA)

Danielle Crop, Chief Data Officer at American Express (USA)

Danielle Beringer, Regional Data Officer - Nissan Digital IS/IT at Nissan Motor Corporation (USA)

Della Shea, Chief Data Governance & Privacy Officer at Symcor (USA)

Denise Letcher, EVP, Chief Data Officer at PNC Financial Services (USA)

Dessa Gypalo, Chief Data Officer at Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (USA)

Deval Motka, Vice President, Rocket Data at Quicken Loans (USA)

Devshree Golecha, Head of Analytics at TDECU (USA)

Diane Schmidt, Global Director, Enterprise Data Governance and Business Process at London Stock Exchange Group (USA)

Donna Cotton, Chief Data Officer at Air Force SEEK EAGLE OFFICE (USA)

Dorothy Vena, Chief Data Officer - Risk at JPMorgan Chase (USA)

Dr. Deanna Shaw, Chief Data Officer & Senior Executive Vice President at Avandi InfoLabs (USA)

Dr. Henna Karna, Global Reinsurance & Risk Management Industry Solutions at Google (USA)

Eileen Vidrine, Chief Data Officer at United States Air Force (USA)

Elena Alikhachkina, Global Vice President, Analytics, Technology and Digital Transformation at Danone (USA) 

Emily Pachuta, Chief Marketing & Analytics Officer - Americas at Invesco (USA)

Eurydice Lafferayrie, Chief Data Officer at Total Direct Energie (France)

Galina Voloshyna, Data & Analytics Senior Director IT, EMEA at The Coca-Cola Company (Singapore)

Genia Neushloss, Co-Founder at Gavroshe (USA)

Gina Hirner, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at USAA Life Insurance (USA)

Gina Papush, Global Chief Data & Analytics Leader at Evernorth (USA)

Heather Wilson, Board Director, Audit Committee and Technology Committee at Equifax (USA)

Heidi Lanford, Chief Data Officer at Fitch Group (USA)

Hema Sundaram, Director of Data Strategy & Operations at Portland General Electric (USA)

Jacklyn Osborne, Data Quality Control Executive at Bank of America (USA)

Janice Degarmo, Director at U.S. Department of State (USA)

Jaya Kolhatkar, Chief Data Officer at Hulu (USA)

Jennifer Curtiss, Enterprise Chief Data Officer at Freddie Mac (USA)

JoAnn Stonier, Chief Data Officer at Mastercard (USA)

Jodi Morton, Chief Data Officer at KPMG (USA)

Jodie Heflin, Senior Director, Global Data & Analytics at Archer Daniels Midland Company (USA)

Jorie Koster Hale, Chief Data Officer at Falling Colors (USA)

Joy Bonaguro, Chief Data Officer at State of California (USA)

Julia Bardmesser, SVP, Head of Data, Architecture and Salesforce Development at Voya Financial (USA)

Kate Carruthers, CISM, Chief Data & Insights Officer at UNSW (Australia)

Kirsten Dalboe, Chief Data Officer at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (USA)

Kjersten Margaret Moody, Chief Data Officer at Prudential Financial (USA)

Kristin McClure, Chief Data Officer at State of Vermont (USA)

Laura López Fuentes B., Chief Data Officer at Seguros Monterrey New York Life (Mexico)

Laura Titas, Chief Data Officer at Nationwide (USA)

Lauren Sager Weinstein, Chief Data Officer at Transport for London (United Kingdom)

Linda Avery, SVP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Verizon (USA)

Lockie Andrews, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Catalyst Consulting (USA)

Lynda Abend, Chief Data Officer at John Hancock Retirement (USA)

Lynn Robinson, Director of Data Strategy and Governance at Ingevity (USA)

Malgorzata Gryz, Chief Operating Officer at Lingaro (Poland)

Malgorzata Jaworska, Head of IT, CIO at Link4 (Poland)

Maria Conceicao Mota, Director at Fidelidade (Portugal)

Maria Espona, Professor at ArgIQ (Argentina Information Quality) NGO (Argentina)

Marina Bellini, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Director, Digital and Information at BAT (USA)

Marla Dans, Director, Head of Data Governance at Tradeweb (USA)

Martha Roos, VP, Global Data & Analytics at PepsiCo (USA)

MaryDoreen DiGiacomo, US Chief Data Officer at UBS (USA)

Meenakshi Thanikachalam, Head of Data Solutions & Analytics, Strategy, Architecture & Innovation at Ally (USA)

Micheline Casey, Chief Data Officer at A.P. Moller – Maersk (Denmark)

Michelle Hoiseth, SVP, Chief Data Officer at Parexel International (USA)

Molly Schmied, MBA, Chief Analytics Officer at The Ohio State University (USA)

Nalini Polavarapu, Head of Data Science - Customer Centricity at Bayer Corporation (USA)

Nicola Klein, Chief Data Officer at Kantar Public (United Kingdom)

Olga Sudvarg, Chief Operating Officer - Data at Invesco (USA)

Pinar Dolen, EMEA Region CIO, Global Head of IT for Back Office, Business Intelligence and Innovation Services at Louis Dreyfus Company (Switzerland)

Poonam Soans, Chief Data Officer & Director of Application Development at the State of New Jersey (USA)

Prachi Priya, Head of Data & Analytics, California at Wunderman Thompson (USA)

Prosasty Chaudhuri, Global Head of Data Governance & Policy at Citi (USA)

Qian Liu, Chief Data Officer at Guideline Technologies (USA)

Radhika Venkatraman, Chief Technology and Data Officer: Global Investment Bank/Group Risk & Compliance at Credit Suisse (USA)

Raj Nimmagadda, Global Head R&D Data Office (AVP), Digital Data Sciences, R&D at Sanofi (USA)

Ranjana Young, Global Head Of Enterprise Data and Analytics at Cardinal Health (USA)

Remzil Jacob, Chief Data Officer at Barclays (USA)

Rim Tehraoui, Group Chief Data Officer & Global ESG Risks Executive at BNP Paribas (France)

Roberta Hyland, Chief Data Officer at National Student Clearinghouse (USA)

Rupinder Dhillon, Chief Data Officer, Data Innovation and AI at Hudson's Bay Company (Canada)

Salema Rice, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Geometric Results Inc. (USA)

Sanda Ivankovic, Group Chief Data Officer at Allianz (Germany)

Shelly Reichart, Chief Data Officer at CUNA Mutual Group (USA)

Shivani Saini, Global Vice President Technology at GSK (Singapore)

Sol Rashidi, Chief Analytics Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies (USA)

Stéphanie Leplus, Data Director at Disneyland Paris (France)

Surabhi Jain, Chief Data Officer at Westpac Institutional Bank (Australia)

Svetlana Bova, Chief Data Officer at VTB (Russia)

Tammy Roust, Chief Data Officer at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (USA)

Tatiana Mazza, Chief Data Officer at Carrefour (Brazil)

Tiffany Perkins-Munn, PhD,  Managing Director, Global Head of Marketing Analytics and Insights at Blackrock (USA)

Tracie Ashlock, Chief Data Officer at City Bank (USA)

Tracy Daniels, Chief Data Officer at Truist (USA)

Ursula Cottone, Chief Data Officer at Huntington Bank (USA)

Valerie Logan, CEO and Founder at The Data Lodge (USA)

Valerie Skeese, VP, Customer Data Management at L Brands (USA)

Veda Bawo, Director of Data Governance at Raymond James (USA)

Victoria Riese, Chief Data Officer at La Nacion (Argentina)

Wendy Harrington, Chief Data and AI Officer at TIAA (USA)

Yao Morin PhD, Chief Data Officer at JLL (USA)

Yesim Askin, Chief Data Officer at Michigan State University (USA)