Top 100 Data + AI Leaders

Top 100 Data + AI Leaders of Atlanta

Data Science Connect's Top 100 Data + AI Leaders of Atlanta list recognizes the executives building the technical, strategic, and organizational foundations for AI-driven enterprise transformation.

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Top 100 Data + AI Leaders of Atlanta

Atlanta has long been a hub for finance, deep technical expertise, and cross-industry innovation. This year’s honorees represent the city’s most impactful leaders in sectors including financial services, healthcare, technology, retail, and manufacturing. They are the decision-makers turning data into operational advantage—designing modern architectures, governing at scale, and delivering AI products that create measurable impact.We’ll celebrate these leaders at the ALIGN AI Executive Summit in Atlanta on May 20, 2026, at City Winery Atlanta. This invite/application-only gathering will bring together 150+ senior executives for candid, peer-to-peer conversations on AI strategy, architecture trade-offs, and scaling challenges.Join us in recognizing Atlanta’s most influential data and AI executives and be part of the conversations shaping the next era of enterprise leadership.

Data Science Connect is proud to be in the top 20% of America’s fastest-growing private companies, as recognized by Inc. 5000.

Honorees

100 leaders shaping AI in Atlanta.

Faizan Javed

Faizan Javed

Sr Director Data Science & Engineering

Anqi Zou

Anqi Zou

Head of Fair Lending Oversight & Analytics

Simmy Xavier

Simmy Xavier

VP, Reliability Engineering & Cloud Ops Leader

Frances Boykin

Frances Boykin

Director, Advanced Analytics

Sean Sanders

Sean Sanders

Director, Head of Enterprise Data Science

Nisha Jaisinghani

Nisha Jaisinghani

Director, Data and Analytics

Ken Viciana

Ken Viciana

VP, Global Data & Analytics Products

Melissa Paulk

Melissa Paulk

Director, Data Privacy and Security Solutions

Jake Edwards

Jake Edwards

AVP, Enterprise Data

Srijani Dey

Srijani Dey

Senior Director, Strategic Programs

Julie Elmore

Julie Elmore

SVP, Technology

Felipe Archila

Felipe Archila

Director, Digital Workplace Analytics

Selma Dogic

Selma Dogic

Director, Analytics COE

Sachin More

Sachin More

Director of Application Engineering

Jacqueline Samuel

Jacqueline Samuel

Director, RC Quality, Strategy, and Analytics

Shashank Kadetotad

Shashank Kadetotad

Global Senior Director, Enterprise Data Science and AI

Kara Keener

Kara Keener

Director, Data Science

Amit Dingare

Amit Dingare

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer

Varun Tottempudi

Varun Tottempudi

Head of Data & Platforms Engineering, Global Digital Office & Analytics

Ronald Menich

Ronald Menich

VP, Advanced Analytics and Data Science

Su Rayburn

Su Rayburn

VP, Information Management & Analytics

Daniel Forester

Daniel Forester

Sr. Director, Product Mgmt, Data & Marketing

Elizabeth Seay

Elizabeth Seay

Sr. Director, Sales & Marketing Analytics

Debashis Acharya

Debashis Acharya

Sr. Director, Data Management & Governance

Reuben Daniel

Reuben Daniel

AVP, AI

Gabriel Charvat

Gabriel Charvat

VP, Data Quality Insights

Arun Velu

Arun Velu

Senior Director, Advanced Analytics

Scott Connor

Scott Connor

CFO, Corporate Finance, Analytics

Santosh Kudva

Santosh Kudva

CIO Commercial & Operations

Trilok Manchinila

Trilok Manchinila

VP, Enterprise Architecture and Data

Doug Levit

Doug Levit

EVP, Director of Analytics

Brandon Clark

Brandon Clark

VP, Data & Architecture

Abby Davis

Abby Davis

EVP, Director, H&P, Analytics and Clinical Risk Consulting

Rob Loadwick

Rob Loadwick

VP, AI Engineering

Matt Dugan

Matt Dugan

VP, Data Platforms

Kelly Rolader

Kelly Rolader

Global Vice President, RGM, Data Science

Dan Wolf

Dan Wolf

Director of Software Engineering

Nirmala Kunavarapu

Nirmala Kunavarapu

VP, Enterprise Data & Analyticss

Steven Bailey

Steven Bailey

SVP, Enterprise Data Governance & Privacy

Arun Srinivasan

Arun Srinivasan

Associate Director for Informatics

Kaleb Adams

Kaleb Adams

EVP, Data & Analytics

Lewis Adams

Lewis Adams

VP, Enterprise AI

Jeff Abernathy

Jeff Abernathy

VP, Data Science

Leandro Saint-Pierre

Leandro Saint-Pierre

VP, Data, Analytics & Reporting

Nikki Baker

Nikki Baker

VP, AI Portfolio & Partnerships, AI COE

Ben Young

Ben Young

VP, Business Systems, Analytics, and Innovation

Brian Anzaldua

Brian Anzaldua

Field CTO, AI

Will DeMarest

Will DeMarest

VP, Data Science & AI

Kumar Menon

Kumar Menon

CTO, Global Platforms

Charles Shiflett

Charles Shiflett

VP, Platform & Data Solutions

Karthik Ramasamy

Karthik Ramasamy

SVP Artificial Intelligence & Business Transformation

Andrew Moses

Andrew Moses

VP of Supply Chain, Data & Analytics, and Digital Products

Janki Patel

Janki Patel

Executive Director, Data Engineering

Gautam Bhat

Gautam Bhat

VP, Data & AI Leader

Huiming Qu

Huiming Qu

VP, Data Science

Arul Narayana

Arul Narayana

Executive Director, Product Management, Data & Analytics

Meg Bender

Meg Bender

SVP, Strategy, Data, and Analytics

Rafiq Ajani

Rafiq Ajani

Fractional Chief AI Officer

Cynthia Pols

Cynthia Pols

VP, Cost of Care & Enterprise Analytics Strategic Initiatives

Ningyu Chen

Ningyu Chen

Interim Chief Technology Officer

Liz Jesser

Liz Jesser

VP, Enterprise M&A and Business Transformation

Michael Taht

Michael Taht

EVP and Chief Risk Officer, Life and Health North America

Monica Hutton

Monica Hutton

VP Operational Risk Officer, Data Risk and Concerns, Governance and Oversight

Alex Slinin

Alex Slinin

Head of Product, Data Platform Development

Ali Pawaz

Ali Pawaz

CTO

Katie Miller

Katie Miller

Global VP of Marketing

Sanjay Vishwakarma

Sanjay Vishwakarma

VP, Data and Analytics Platform Engineering

Maranie Brown

Maranie Brown

VP, Data Product Delivery

Marie Desir

Marie Desir

VP, Analytics

Gregory Wright

Gregory Wright

SVP, Enterprise Master & Reference Data

Rajiv Cooray

Rajiv Cooray

SVP, Data Fabric Platform

Paul Mohl

Paul Mohl

Senior Director Implementations and Platform Operations

Samuel Moses

Samuel Moses

VP, Data Analytics, Payments, Home Services Technology

Brian Ferguson

Brian Ferguson

VP, Franchise and Restaurant Analytics

Akansha Jain

Akansha Jain

VP, Data Lake and Analytics

Matthew Rigney

Matthew Rigney

VP, Enterprise Financial Solutions

AJ Wilson

AJ Wilson

Head of Enterprise Data & AI Platforms, Global Chief Data Office

Jennifer Schopfer

Jennifer Schopfer

SVP, Chief Digital Officer

Sam McPhaul

Sam McPhaul

SVP, Head of Data & Analytics, Operational Risk Management

Elise Bockman

Elise Bockman

VP, Enterprise Data and Insights

Chad McKnight

Chad McKnight

SVP, Risk Data & Analytics

Sara Terp

Sara Terp

SVP of Product, Analytics & Decisioning Global Platforms

Garrett Hunter

Garrett Hunter

VP, Client Oversight Analytics

Mark Bryan

Mark Bryan

SVP, Data & Analytics

Dean Harrelson

Dean Harrelson

Chief Data Officer

Vaishali Saha

Vaishali Saha

VP, AI & Analytics

Cory Voglesonger

Cory Voglesonger

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Preetha Sekharan

Preetha Sekharan

VP, Digital Incubator, Applied AI & Transformation

Tina Rasmussen

Tina Rasmussen

Chief Data Officer, Chief Enterprise Architect

Mohit Jaiswal

Mohit Jaiswal

Managing Director, Head of Investment Analytics

Samantha McConnell

Samantha McConnell

Director, AI Strategy, Product Management

Mabby Amouie

Mabby Amouie

AVP, Enterprise Data & AI

Ehrar Jameel

Ehrar Jameel

Global Head of Data Enablement, Analytics & AI

Anand Singhal

Anand Singhal

VP, Global Head of Enterprise Data & Analytics

Amit Panalkar

Amit Panalkar

Senior Director, Data Science

Sean Flaherty

Sean Flaherty

VP, Strategy and Marketing

Krystine Mahmood

Krystine Mahmood

VP, Data Intelligence and Innovation

Ash Naseer

Ash Naseer

Managing Director, Enterprise Data & AI Technology

Ram Kumar

Ram Kumar

Senior Director, Technology Development

Vijay Gandapodi

Vijay Gandapodi

VP, Data Analytics and AI