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10 chief data officers
These ten chief data officers currently hold the chief data officer title, or a variant such as Group Chief Data Officer or Vice President & Chief Data Officer, at their companies. Readers can learn how the role sets data strategy, governance and platforms and how it works with business, technology and AI leaders.
Professionals to explore
01—10Asheesh Chhabra
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Chief Data Officer · Merck
Vice President & Chief Data Officer at Merck since 2022. The profile describes the work of turning complex data ecosystems into reliable insights and lists former roles as Sr. Director and Product Owner - Enterprise Data & Analytics Platform and Products at GSK (2019–2022) and Sr. Director, Global Head - Data, Integration & Software Engineering at AstraZeneca (2008–2019).
Cameron Davies
LinkedInExperience: Chief Data Officer · Yum! Brands
Chief Data Officer at Yum! Brands since 2020, after serving as SVP, Corporate Decision Sciences at NBCUniversal (2013–2020). The profile says he has built and led enterprise-scale AI, analytics, pricing and digital transformation organizations across Yum! Brands, NBCUniversal, Comcast and The Walt Disney Company, where he was Sr. Director - Management Science and Integration (1996–2013).
Jennifer Curtiss
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Data Officer and Responsible AI · Scotiabank
Global Chief Data Officer and Responsible AI at Scotiabank since 2025. The profile also lists Chief Data Officer roles at Scotiabank - Global Banking and Markets (2022–2025) and at Freddie Mac (2020–2022), and a former role as VP, Head of Enterprise Data Management and Enterprise Platforms at American Express (2018–2020).
Krishna Shah
LinkedInExperience: Chief Data Officer · IFF
Chief Data Officer at IFF since 2019, where the profile says Shah established an enterprise-wide data and information management strategy, technology landscape, governance and controls, aligning with business, functional and IT leaders. Shah was previously Sr. Director, Enterprise Information Management at Pitney Bowes (2013–2019).
Michael Andrew
LinkedInExperience: Chief Data Officer · Salesforce
Chief Data Officer at Salesforce since 2025; the profile describes the role as delivering enterprise intelligence to humans and AI agents with trusted context, signals and infrastructure. Former Salesforce roles include SVP & GM, Marketing Automation, Data, & Messaging (2024–2025) and SVP Data Science Analytics, Algorithms, Automation, Engineering, Platforms, Operations (2022–2024).
Ramesh Durvasula
LinkedInExperience: Chief Data Officer · Roche
Chief Data Officer at Roche since 2026. Former roles on the profile include SVP R&D Tech at Eli Lilly and Company (2022–2026), VP and Information Officer, Research Labs at Eli Lilly and Company (2017–2022) and Exec Dir and Head, Discovery IT and Automation at Bristol Myers Squibb (2015–2017).
Richard Clough
LinkedInExperience: EY Global Chief Data Officer · EY
EY Global Chief Data Officer at EY since 2025, where the profile says he is responsible for EY's AI Ready Data Strategy to deliver value for EY and its clients, working across geographies with business groups and functions. He was EY Global Tax Data Officer (2018–2025) and Partner - Financial Services at EY (2013–2018).
Teresa Meroni
LinkedInExperience: Chief Data Officer Italia · Carrefour
Chief Data Officer Italia at Carrefour since 2023, listed on the profile as a C-level role in general management. Former roles include Product Analytics Lead at Meta (2020–2023), Team Lead, Product Analytics (TBU) at Booking.com (2020) and Senior Product Analyst (New Products) at Booking.com (2018–2020).
Una Shortt
LinkedInExperience: Group Chief Data Officer, SVP Data & Performance · Schneider Electric
Group Chief Data Officer, SVP Data & Performance at Schneider Electric since July 2023, a current role listed on the profile. The profile describes Schneider Electric as an automation machinery manufacturing company and a global specialist in energy management, which is the setting for this group-level data role.
Vikas Sharma
LinkedInExperience: Chief Data Officer · New York Life
Chief Data Officer at New York Life since 2024. Sharma was previously SVP CDO - Head of Data and Analytics at Farm Credit Bank of Texas (2023–2024) and Vice President - Data Engineering and Strategy at Capital One (2020–2023), and the profile also lists Vice President - Data Engineering HBO MAX at AT&T (2019–2020).
Choose the right perspective
Match the scope of the person's current role, such as a group-wide, global or regional data mandate, to the organization you are building for. If your question is about AI readiness, governance or data platforms, ask early which of those their mandate covers so you weigh their answer correctly.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you structure the data organization in your first year as chief data officer, and what did you choose to centralize?
- 02How do you show the business that data governance and data quality work is paying off?
- 03What has to be true about a company's data before AI models or agents can use it safely?
About this directory
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