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10 chief analytics officers
These ten chief analytics officers hold or have held a chief analytics officer title at the companies listed on their profiles. A reader can learn how CAOs organize analytics and data science teams, choose which business decisions to support first, and show the value of analytics work to executives.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Sturt
LinkedInExperience: Chief Analytics Officer · Kin
Chief Analytics Officer at Kin since 2024. Former SVP Analytics & Underwriting (2022–2024) and VP Data Science (2021–2022) at Kin, and former Senior Manager at Allstate (2016–2021). The profile also lists a Technical Actuary role at Allstate in 2016 and describes Kin Insurance as a home insurance company.
Bahadir Yilmaz
LinkedInExperience: Chief Analytics Officer · ING
Chief Analytics Officer at ING since 2023. Former Global Head of Tooling and Analytics for Retail COO (2021–2023), Global Head of Intelligent Operations Analytics (2019–2021) and Managing Consultant, Robotics & AI (2018–2019) at ING. The profile also lists a Board Member role at KickstartAI since 2023.
Chris Lester
LinkedInExperience: Chief Analytics Officer and VP of Analytic Products · Arcadia
Chief Analytics Officer and VP of Analytic Products at Arcadia since 2024. Former Vice President, Product and Analytics (2020–2024) and Director, Data Science and Research (2018–2020) at CareJourney. His profile says he leads a team of data scientists and data analysts who work with Arcadia customers to surface insights, and manages the analytics suite of Arcadia's product portfolio.
Han Wang
LinkedInExperience: Chief Analytics Officer · AvePoint
Chief Analytics Officer at AvePoint since 2021. The profile describes the role as a senior executive position responsible for data, AI/ML and analytics globally, and lists AI strategy and commercialization among the areas of focus, along with work as an advisor, mentor and educator.
Jateen Patel
LinkedInExperience: Chief Analytics Officer · eBay
Chief Analytics Officer at eBay since 2024. Former Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Ahold Delhaize (2019–2024) and former Executive Vice President, Customer Intelligence Solutions at SymphonyAI (2005–2019). The profile also lists Head Of Analytics roles at Centrica (2002–2005) and MagicWave Solutions (2001–2002).
Pinar Dolen
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Chief Analytics Officer · SAP
Vice President, Chief Analytics Officer and Head of IT, Process Management for Corporate Functions at SAP since 2024, and former Vice President, Chief Analytics Officer at SAP (2022–2024). Former Global Head of Data Science & Analytics Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Louis Dreyfus Company (2021–2022). The profile says the current role leads the Global HR, Global Finance and Global Analytics functions within SAP's Global IT function.
Rahul Bharde
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Chief Analytics Officer · Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.
SVP & Chief Analytics Officer at Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. since 2023, and former VP & Chief Analytics Officer there (2020–2023). The profile also lists freelance Analytics Advisory work since 2020, and says the focus is turning data into strategic assets that drive business growth, with experience working with retailers, CPG, food-tech and life science companies.
Srinidhi Melkote
LinkedInExperience: Chief Analytics Officer · CARFAX
Chief Analytics Officer at CARFAX since 2025, and former Vice President, Business Analytics at CARFAX (2015–2025). Former Vice President of Data Science & Advanced Analytics (2014–2015) and Director of Data Science & Analytics (2010–2014) at Wyndham Destinations. The profile describes expertise in machine learning systems, pricing strategy, forecasting, business analytics and experimentation.
Sulabh Jain
LinkedInExperience: Chief Analytics Officer · Impact Analytics
Chief Analytics Officer at Impact Analytics since 2022, and former Executive Director (2018–2022) and Managing Director (2016–2018) at Impact Analytics. Lecturer at University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business since 2025. The profile says the time as Chief Analytics Officer has been dedicated to advancing retail operations through AI-driven analytics solutions.
Tjerrie Smit
LinkedInExperience: Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) · NN Group
Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) at NN Group since 2023, and Head of Data & AI at Nationale-Nederlanden since 2020. Former Manager Advanced Analytics (2018–2020) and Manager Advanced Customer Analytics (2017–2020) at Nationale-Nederlanden. The profile lists specialties including advanced analytics, data science, customer intelligence, data quality management and business intelligence.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's industry and the scope of their role to your decision, since a CAO who also runs data engineering, IT or AI faces different tradeoffs than one focused on business analytics. Check whether the CAO title is current and how long it has been held when you want lessons on scaling an analytics function rather than starting one.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which business decisions your analytics team would support first?
- 02How do you split responsibilities between analytics, data engineering and AI teams?
- 03What evidence did you use to show executives that analytics work changed outcomes?
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