Chicago CDAO Community

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Join a powerful network of C-level 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 best practices, and validate strategies and solutions.

Join your local community for exclusive access to:

Programs
  • Participate in year-round gatherings both in person and virtually with your local peer group
  • Engage in unparalleled collaboration through in-depth discussions on the most critical and relevant issues
  • Network with like-minded peers facing the same challenges as you
Insights
  • Exchange ideas, strategies and solutions validated by peers
  • Gain exclusive access to community insights, including best practices and survey results, to benchmark your organization with others
  • Learn how other leaders approached their challenges by leveraging peer-recommended partners
Connections
  • Make new connections through facilitated networking opportunities, including curated 1:1 peer meetings
  • Grow and enhance your career through an exclusive network and mentorship
  • Build lasting relationships and stay connected with peers and colleagues

Chicago CDAO Governing Body


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

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Kristina Chambers

TTX
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Madhav Madaboosi

bp
Head of Digital Transformation, Future Midstream & Strategy

Prasannal Nithyanandam

Volkswagen Financial Services
Head of Data and Advanced Analytics

Sid Raina

Medline
Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Vijay Rajandram

Northern Trust
Chief Data Officer

Governing Body Members

Mary Basani

Rotary International
Director of Digital Product Delivery & Analytics

Wendy Batchelder

Centene Corporation
SVP & Chief Data Officer

Abhijit Bhatwadekar

PPL
Head of Data & Analytics

Alexis Bonacci

Worldpay
Head of Data & AI Governance

James Boudreault

CME Group
Global Head of Data Science

Shailaja Chathurvedula

Littelfuse
Director Data, Analytics and Digital Innovation

Vishal Chawla

Kemper Corporation
Enterprise Data Leader

Patrick Chew

AIT Worldwide Logistics
VP - AI & Data Science

Madhava Chundru

Synchrony Financial
VP, Senior Product Engineering Leader

Peter Chung

Wolters Kluwer
Director Business Intelligence

Brett Collins

Navistar
Director Data Science

Ivana Donevska

Adtalem Global Education
Head of Data Analytics and AI

Don Fleschut

Ryerson
Chief Data Officer

John Hassman

AbbVie
Analytics Leader

David Hirschfeld

Marsh McLennan
Chief Data Officer

Mike Jennings

Walgreens Boots Alliance
Senior Director of Data Governance & Architecture

Aditya Kaushal

Ahold Delhaize USA
Director (Head) of Enterprise Data Architecture & Strategy

Jawad Khan

Akron Children's Hospital
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Vikas Khanna

Options Clearing Corporation
Head of Data

Chad Konchak

Endeavor Health
Head of Data & Analytics

Laté Lawson

Grainger
Senior Director, Customer Information Design & Operations

Yuan Luo

Northwestern University
Chief AI Officer

Sean MacCarthy

Camping World
VP of Analytics

Shazia Manus

TruStage
SVP, Chief Data Analytics Officer

Bhavna Mehta

Cincinnati Children's
Assistant Vice President, Data and Analytics

Ray Morris

COUNTRY Financial
Chief Data Officer

Kushal Pasari

Kimberly-Clark
Global Head of AI/ML & Platforms Engineering

Omkar Patel

Zurich North America
Head of Data Analytics Engineering & Platforms

Eric Petrucci

Guaranteed Rate
SVP, Data Office

Nalini Polavarapu

Bayer
Vice President - Enterprise Analytics and Data Science

Mohan Putcha

UL Solutions
Vice President, IT

Charles Qian

Cengage
Vice President, GTS Enterprise Architecture

Karthik Raja

Ascension
SVP, Chief Analytics & AI Officer

Anand Ramakrishnan

Baxter
Global IT Director of Data and Analytics

Jane Rheem

Zurich North America
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Tim Riddle

Premier
Senior Director, Enterprise Analytics

Farhan Sabzaali

Crowe
Head of Data

Kevin Salzmann

NXT Capital, LLC
Senior Director, Business Analytics

Dave Sawdey

Avison Young
Principal, Global Leader of Portfolio Analytics and Business Intelligence

Vikrant Saxena

Global Atlantic Financial Group
SVP, Analytics Officer

Olga Selina

Baxter
VP of IT Data Platforms, AI and Global Functions

Garima Sharma

Amrock
Vice President, Data Science

Molly Shutt

CIBC
Managing Director, Head of Data Management

Chad Stallings

Merieux NutriSciences
Global CIO, CDO

Michelle Tisdale

Omnicom Commerce
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Atif Usman

Zimmer Biomet
Global Data, Analytics, and Data Science Director

Jimmy Yang

CIBC
Chief Risk Analytics and Infrastructure Officer

Aparna Yarlagadda

KeHE Distributors
Executive Director, Data Engineering and Analytics


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

  1. Focusing on Foundations for AI Readiness
  2. Establishing Measurable Value and Proving ROI
  3. Driving Culture Change to Elevate Data and Analytics Initiatives

Upcoming Programs


IN-PERSON

April 9, 2025 | an evening

Chicago CDAO Inner Circle

The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant

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

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IN-PERSON

October 16, 2025 | 1 day

Chicago CDAO Executive Summit

Convene at 233 South Wacker Drive (Willis Tower)

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

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