Top 100 Data + AI Leaders

Top 100 Data + AI Leaders of Dallas–Fort Worth

Data Science Connect's Top 100 Data + AI Leaders of Dallas 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 Dallas–Fort Worth

Dallas 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 Dallas on October 21, 2026, at Las Colinas Country Club. 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 Dallas’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 Dallas–Fort Worth.

Pamela Forbus

Pamela Forbus

SVP, Chief of Global Insights & Analtyics

Jas Pannu

Jas Pannu

VP, Data, Analytics, AI

Onutase DeHenre

Onutase DeHenre

VP, Enterprise Data, AI

Ramin Rastin

Ramin Rastin

SVP, Global Software & Data Engineering

Ryan Lacina

Ryan Lacina

Head of Data Science, GIS, & Business Intelligence

Mark Goodaire

Mark Goodaire

VP, AI, Automation

John Houghton

John Houghton

SVP, Business Analytics

Kalpesh Mehta

Kalpesh Mehta

VP, AI Enablement & Corporate IT

Codie Riggs

Codie Riggs

SVP, Data Strategy & Automation

Aaron Putnam

Aaron Putnam

VP, Science & Analytics

Chuck Herrick

Chuck Herrick

SVP, AI Strategy and Enablement

Qasim Malik

Qasim Malik

VP, Sales Strategy, Analytics, & Optimization

Natalie Dion

Natalie Dion

VP, Data Integration

Matthew Hsieh

Matthew Hsieh

SVP, Digital Executive

Kate Johnston

Kate Johnston

VP, Revenue Analytics

Phil Brandt

Phil Brandt

VP, Architecture and Data

Heather Graham

Heather Graham

AVP, Total Rewards, HR Operations & People Analytics

Salima Jinnah

Salima Jinnah

VP, Insights & Analytics

Jayakrishna Venkatesh

Jayakrishna Venkatesh

GM & Head of Product, Auto Dealer Core & Dealer 360

Surya Rebbapragada

Surya Rebbapragada

VP, Head of Data Science

Surya Rebbapragada

Surya Rebbapragada

Chief Enterprise Data Officer

Manoj Chopra

Manoj Chopra

VP, Strategic Pricing, Data Science and Business Intelligence

Alejandra Garay

Alejandra Garay

Data Architecture, VP

Brita Andercheck

Brita Andercheck

Chief Data Officer

Katie Morgan

Katie Morgan

VP, Business Analytics & Ticket Strategy

Leah Miller

Leah Miller

Chief Application and Data Officer

Lindy Rawlinson

Lindy Rawlinson

Chief Digital Officer

Chris Hart

Chris Hart

VP, Strategic Analytics and Data Sciences

Mike Ringger

Mike Ringger

Chief Technology Officer

Sandy Dudley

Sandy Dudley

EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, M&A, AI

Pankaj Bhandari

Pankaj Bhandari

SVP, Digital Transformation

Kate DeCourcy

Kate DeCourcy

SVP, Data Strategy & Analytics

Marcus Bouldin

Marcus Bouldin

SVP, Data Architecture and Technologies

Ben Volkwyn

Ben Volkwyn

SVP, Data Analytics & Research

Santosh Sinha

Santosh Sinha

SVP, Director of AI & Innovation

Heather King

Heather King

VP, Data and Analytics

Bridget Aman

Bridget Aman

VP, Cyber Analytics and Vulnerability Management

Gene Huang

Gene Huang

VP, AI, ML Engineering

Sean Hayward

Sean Hayward

VP, AI, ML Chief Data and AI Officer

Ranjit Vidhani

Ranjit Vidhani

VP, Head of AI Strategy and Transformation

Eboni Russell

Eboni Russell

VP, Global Head Clinical Data Management

Suhang Subba

Suhang Subba

SVP, Program Manager, Data Engineering

Venugopal Bachu

Venugopal Bachu

SVP, Quantitative Risk AnalyticsFrost

Tieyi Guo

Tieyi Guo

VP, AI Business Solutions

Ojas Nivsarkar

Ojas Nivsarkar

VP, Data Intelligence

Wade Harris

Wade Harris

VP, Applications, Data & Business Intelligence

Jeremy Thompson

Jeremy Thompson

VP, Revenue Strategy & Analytics

Sonia Khosla

Sonia Khosla

SVP, Data, AI & Analytics

Latha Subramanian

Latha Subramanian

Senior Vice President

Jeff Beringer

Jeff Beringer

Chief AI Officer

Scott Long

Scott Long

SVP, Data Engineering & Advanced Data Sciences

Elizabeth Young

Elizabeth Young

VP, Practice Leader, Infrastructure Management & Data Analytics

Taylor Adams

Taylor Adams

SVP, Operations & Data Management

Mike Salem

Mike Salem

VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Shiv Kumar

Shiv Kumar

VP, Data Engineering & Architecture

Anthony Park

Anthony Park

Group VP, Analytics & Operations

Ryan Sullivan

Ryan Sullivan

EVP, National Head of Data Center Investments

Vino Kingston

Vino Kingston

Enterprise Data & AI Transformation Leader

Ramanujam Theekshidar

Ramanujam Theekshidar

Chief Digital Officer

Richard Vitek

Richard Vitek

VP, Data and AI Enablement

Heather Pondrom

Heather Pondrom

SVP, Brand Experience, Consumer Insights, & Retail

Radha Harathi

Radha Harathi

VP II, Enterprise Data Platforms & Engineering

Arun Shastry

Arun Shastry

SVP, Global Data & Analytics Portfolio

Sia Zahedi

Sia Zahedi

Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Rob Chumley

Rob Chumley

SVP, Innovation

Erik Cannon

Erik Cannon

VP, Business Intelligence, Analytics Engineering

Tanner Stutz

Tanner Stutz

SVP, Data Insights & Strategic Ops

Ryan Mazeffa

Ryan Mazeffa

Group SVP, Analytics and Data Science

Will Patrick

Will Patrick

VP, Data Center Services

Deepak Vij

Deepak Vij

SVP, AI & Software Engineering

James Adams

James Adams

SVP, Operations and Analytics

Kyle Fillmore

Kyle Fillmore

VP, Pricing and Analytics

Nitin Keskar

Nitin Keskar

Group CIO, Digital & AI Innovation and Infrastructure Leader

Swaroop Krishnamurthy

Swaroop Krishnamurthy

VP, Data & Integration Platforms and Operations

Mehreen Shams

Mehreen Shams

Chief Data Officer

Abbas Mohammed

Abbas Mohammed

VP, Data

Nikhil Jain

Nikhil Jain

VP, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Data, & Architecture and Cloud

Tammye Garrett-Feeley

Tammye Garrett-Feeley

Chief Data Officer

Jignesh Desaii

Jignesh Desaii

VP, Architecture & AI

Mihir Rajopadhye

Mihir Rajopadhye

SVP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Ryan Morris

Ryan Morris

Vice President

Jason Scott

Jason Scott

SVP, Performance Analytics

Ali Bachlani

Ali Bachlani

SVP, Pricing Strategy & Analytics

Seulki Choi

Seulki Choi

VP, Customer Insights & Analytics

Jim Dayton

Jim Dayton

VP, Data and Technology Platforms and Architecture

Stanley Kim

Stanley Kim

VP, Data and Analytics

Holly Kelleher

Holly Kelleher

SVP, Data Strategy

David Reck

David Reck

Chief Technology and Data Officer

Michelle Foley

Michelle Foley

Sr VP, Cloud Governance and Compliance

Bo Gu

Bo Gu

Director of Data Science, Chief Data Office

Paulina Davila

Paulina Davila

VP Analytics, Insights & Storytelling

Andy Chawla

Andy Chawla

SVP, Home Lending Innovation

Srinivas Adabala

Srinivas Adabala

Sr Director, Data Engineering

Aihong Wen

Aihong Wen

Head of Applied AI

Aravind Chiruvelli

Aravind Chiruvelli

Director of Data Science and Applied AI

Edyta Kulesza

Edyta Kulesza

VP, Business Intelligence

Mariana Venter

Mariana Venter

SVP, Global Finance, AI, and Data Engineering

Soum Rath

Soum Rath

Global Head of Engineering, Capital Markets

Adar Danait

Adar Danait

Head of Consumer Engineering and AI

Somu Ghosh

Somu Ghosh

Director, Data, Analytics & AI