Top 100 Data + AI Leaders

Top 100 Data + AI Leaders of New York City

Data Science Connect's Top 100 Data + AI Leaders of New York City 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 New York City

New York City has long been a hub for 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 New York City on June 25, 2026, at City Winery NYC. 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 NYC’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 New York City.

Jim Young

Jim Young

Global Chief Data Officer and Head of Agentic AI Solutions

Scott Keating

Scott Keating

VP, Audience and Data Platforms

Kavita Gupta

Kavita Gupta

VP, Enterprise Big Data Platform

Sameer Gupta

Sameer Gupta

Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Simone Hoyte

Simone Hoyte

VP & Head, Enterprise Data Strategy

Elina Shkodnik

Elina Shkodnik

SVP, Data Platform Engineering

Neil O'Grady

Neil O'Grady

Global Data COO

Kavya Garg

Kavya Garg

Head of Marketing Analytics

Amin Venjara

Amin Venjara

Chief Data Officer

Dmitriy Furer

Dmitriy Furer

VP, Chief Data Architecture

Chitra Hota

Chitra Hota

CIO & MD, Head of Data & Analytics, COO Technology

Keshav Dev

Keshav Dev

Chief Data Analytics & AI Officer

Karthik Vijayakumar

Karthik Vijayakumar

Head of Strategy, AI & Data, COO, Chief of Staff

Emanuel Bettelheim

Emanuel Bettelheim

Head of Data & Analytics Platforms, Office of the CTO

Rachel Chernoff

Rachel Chernoff

SVP, Data Science & Analytics

Abhijit Bose

Abhijit Bose

SVP, Head of Enterprise AI and ML Platforms

Lauren Wetzel

Lauren Wetzel

Global President, Data and Technology Solutions

Marco de Sa

Marco de Sa

SVP, Head of Data

Christina Egea

Christina Egea

SVP, Product, Enterprise Data

Manuel Neto

Manuel Neto

VP, Global Analytics & Data Science

Yaron David

Yaron David

Chief Digital Officer

Rick McFarland

Rick McFarland

EVP, Chief Analytics & AI Officer

Lucianne Decicco

Lucianne Decicco

SVP, Marketing Technology and Data Platforms

Brian Krulik

Brian Krulik

Director of IT Data Governance & Process Improvement

Ali Keshavarz

Ali Keshavarz

Chief Data Analytics & AI Officer

John Yan

John Yan

VP, Analytics

Sherif Kamel

Sherif Kamel

SVP, Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer

Stan Sobol

Stan Sobol

SVP, Head of Master and Reference Data Management

Laure Salomon

Laure Salomon

VP, Consumer Analytics

Kalindi Mehta

Kalindi Mehta

Chief Market and Enterprise Intelligence Officer

Rishi Dubey

Rishi Dubey

VP, Data Platform Engineering

Ram Iyer

Ram Iyer

Chief Data Officer

Corey Rizzi-Wise

Corey Rizzi-Wise

VP, Data Engineering

Kyle Goodwin

Kyle Goodwin

SVP, Insights and Analytics

Robert Babinski

Robert Babinski

Head of Enterprise Generative AI Strategy

Rich Hoover

Rich Hoover

SVP, Enterprise Data Engineering

Vel Parvath

Vel Parvath

SVP, Head of AI Architecture & Engineering

Mehdi Esmail

Mehdi Esmail

Chief AI & Data Officer

Sara Dillon

Sara Dillon

Chief Data Officer

Domenic Venuto

Domenic Venuto

Chief Product & Data Officer

Peter Faseun

Peter Faseun

AVP, Data Platform Architecture & Product Management

Krishna Shah

Krishna Shah

Chief Data Officer

Tommaso Mansi

Tommaso Mansi

VP, AI, ML and Digital Health

George Abbott

George Abbott

Chief Product Officer, Head of Product, Data, AI and Design

Cecilia Bonucchi

Cecilia Bonucchi

VP of Firmwide AI Solutions, Product & Strategy

Koichi Iwata

Koichi Iwata

SVP, Global Head of Enterprise Data & Governance

Andrew Reiskind

Andrew Reiskind

Chief Data Officer

Girish Nadkarni

Girish Nadkarni

Chief AI Officer

Christy Orazi

Christy Orazi

Chief Data and Financial Operations Officer

Brandon Tepper

Brandon Tepper

SVP, Global Head of Data

Will Gonzalez

Will Gonzalez

Chief Growth & Data Officer

Gary Barnhart

Gary Barnhart

Corporate VP, LTC Data Architecture Leader

Mike O'Rourke

Mike O'Rourke

Head of AI & Emerging Technology

Maggie Zhang

Maggie Zhang

Director, Measurement, UCAN

Vinay Jain

Vinay Jain

SVP, Head of Client Data Strategy

Vikas Sharma

Vikas Sharma

Chief Data Officer

Kristin Myers

Kristin Myers

EVP, Chief Digital Officer, Head of Technology

Nicole Rosner

Nicole Rosner

SVP, Streaming, Digital & Social Analytics, Corporate

Kodi Foster

Kodi Foster

Commercial AI Data Strategy & Platforms Lead

Ashish Dibouliya

Ashish Dibouliya

Managing Director, Data Architecture

Joe Atkinson

Joe Atkinson

Global Chief AI Officer

Navdeep Brar

Navdeep Brar

MD & VP, Global Equities Technology & Data Platforms

Stacey Jaffe

Stacey Jaffe

Chief Digital Officer

Michael Kaufman

Michael Kaufman

U.S. Chief Data Officer

Rick Burgess

Rick Burgess

VP of Engineering, Trust and Identity

Linda Tao

Linda Tao

Executive SVP, Digital Risk & Controls and Operations

Geraldine Servouze

Geraldine Servouze

VP, Data & AI

Nasim Khoshkhou

Nasim Khoshkhou

SVP, Analytics and Data

Domenic Dimeglio

Domenic Dimeglio

EVP, Chief Marketing & Chief Data Officer

Smita Katakwar

Smita Katakwar

Chief Information Officer

Kalyani Sekar

Kalyani Sekar

SVP, Chief Data & AI Officer

Iwao Fusillo

Iwao Fusillo

Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Purvi Shah

Purvi Shah

VP, Product Development, Enterprise Data Platforms

Ash Dhupar

Ash Dhupar

Chief AI & Data Officer

Rachna Narem

Rachna Narem

Executive Vice President, Growth Analytics

Barclay Blair

Barclay Blair

Sr. Managing Director, AI Product Innovation

Nick Brett

Nick Brett

SVP, Head of Fast Forecasting Engineering

Kalyan Sengupta

Kalyan Sengupta

MD, Global Head of Data, Analytics, AI & Digitalization

Jenny Mustazza

Jenny Mustazza

Managing Director, Client Digital Products

Monojit Mitra

Monojit Mitra

Managing Director, Head of Model Risk US

Christopher Di Gioia

Christopher Di Gioia

Executive Director, Head of Product Data Governance

Narasimha Bingi

Narasimha Bingi

Senior Director, Head of Architecture, Digital, Data, and AI

Natalie Myshkina

Natalie Myshkina

Global Head of AI Transformation & Customer Zero

Mathew Paruthickal

Mathew Paruthickal

Global Head of Data & AI Architecture & Engineering

Isaac Wagner

Isaac Wagner

Vice President, Analytics and Insights

Raju Gorakhiya

Raju Gorakhiya

Vice President Data Strategy & Insight Experience Owner

Latesh Nair

Latesh Nair

Global Product Head, Security & Data AI

Federico Lora

Federico Lora

Head of Data Science and Digital Health, TDS DPDS

Elena Lin

Elena Lin

Director, Regional Head, Legal & Compliance Analytics

Joshua Tanz

Joshua Tanz

Vice President, Finance AI Transformation

Lu Ai

Lu Ai

Vice President, Data Governance and Innovation

Ruth Hubbard

Ruth Hubbard

Director, Data Product Strategy & Partnerships

Pablo Vega-Behar

Pablo Vega-Behar

Director, Machine Learning Engineering

Kyle Kretschman

Kyle Kretschman

Director of Research, AI & Economics

Andrea Occhi

Andrea Occhi

Director, Head of Digital & Data, Americas

Stanislav Rosenberg

Stanislav Rosenberg

Global Director of Advanced Analytics

Alex Rosenzweig

Alex Rosenzweig

Director, Data AI Risk & Controls

Alix Lacoste

Alix Lacoste

AI Computational Biology Director

Audrey Ni

Audrey Ni

Director, AI Product Management

Jamie Wang

Jamie Wang

VP, Big Tech and LLM Teams