10 CNA Insurance AI and data science leaders
VP, Portfolio AI & Analytics Execution, AVP Data & AI and Director, AI/ML Architecture are among the current titles held by these CNA Insurance AI and data science leaders, whose roles also cover generative AI architecture and data science. A reader can learn how AI and data science leaders work at CNA Insurance from people who have held the role.
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Charlie Ferguson
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Portfolio AI Analytics · CNA Insurance
Charlie Ferguson has been Managing Director, Portfolio AI Analytics at CNA Insurance since March 2026, based in Boston and listed at the director level. Charlie Ferguson was Sr. Analytics Consultant, Claims Analytics at CNA Insurance from 2024 to 2026 and Senior Analyst, Advanced Analytics at Liberty Mutual Insurance from 2017 to 2023.
Chris Barber
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Data & AI · CNA Insurance
Chris Barber has been AVP, Data & AI at CNA Insurance since July 2025, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and listed at the director level. Chris Barber was Lead Digital Product Manager at Allstate from 2024 to 2025 and Engineering Director of Data Systems and Orchestration at Allstate from 2018 to 2024.
Christopher D. Eager
LinkedInExperience: Data Science Director · CNA Insurance
Christopher D. Eager has been Data Science Director at CNA Insurance since August 2017, based in Chicago, and the profile describes developing statistical software. Christopher D. Eager was a Graduate Student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2011 to 2017.
Dan Root
LinkedInExperience: VP, Portfolio AI & Analytics Execution · CNA Insurance
Dan Root has been VP, Portfolio AI & Analytics Execution at CNA Insurance since October 2025 and was AVP of Data Insights and Analytics at CNA Insurance from 2024 to 2025. Dan Root also held the roles VP, Strategic Analytics at Arch Capital Services Inc. (2019–2024) and VP, Strategic Analytics at AXA XL (2016–2019).
David He
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Enterprise Data & AI · CNA Insurance
David He is a former Vice President, Enterprise Data & AI at CNA Insurance (2020–2025), a role the profile describes as a member of the Global CIO's leadership team and head of the data and AI engineering organization. David He was Vice President, Global AI Platforms at Visa in 2025 and has been Vice President, Global Data and AI Platforms at Visa since November 2025.
Emmanuel A (TOGAF, ITIL)
LinkedInExperience: Director, AI/ML Architecture · CNA Insurance
Emmanuel A has been Director, AI/ML Architecture at CNA Insurance since April 2022, and the profile describes experience as an enterprise architect and machine learning platforms engineer working with data scientists. Emmanuel A was Lead Data Scientist at CHRISTUS Health from 2018 to 2022 and Enterprise Architect at Verizon from 2009 to 2018.
Gaganpreet Randhawa
LinkedInExperience: AVP Enterprise Architecture (AI/ML, Data & Analytics) · CNA Insurance
Gaganpreet Randhawa has been AVP Enterprise Architecture (AI/ML, Data & Analytics) at CNA Insurance since January 2021 and was Director Enterprise Architecture (AI/ML, Data & Analytics) at CNA Insurance from 2015 to 2020. Gaganpreet Randhawa also held the role Manager (Compliance, Security, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Planning) at Allstate from 2013 to 2015.
Ji Mei
LinkedInExperience: System Architect Director, GenAI · CNA Insurance
Ji Mei has been System Architect Director, GenAI at CNA Insurance since August 2024, based in Chicago and listed at the director level. At CNA Insurance, Ji Mei also held the roles Principle AI ML Engineer (2021–2023), Senior Data Scientist (2019–2021) and Data Scientist (2016–2019), and was AVP, Data Analytics Innovation Lead at Zurich North America from 2023 to 2024.
Joseph Schmitt
LinkedInExperience: Portfolio AI Analytics & Execution Director · CNA Insurance
Joseph Schmitt has been Portfolio AI Analytics & Execution Director at CNA Insurance since December 2025, based in Chicago and listed at the director level. At CNA Insurance, Joseph Schmitt also held the roles Actuarial Director (2024–2025), Actuarial Consulting Director (2022–2024) and Actuarial Senior Consultant (2021–2022).
Santhosh Ladalla
LinkedInExperience: AVP Data & AI · CNA Insurance
Santhosh Ladalla has been AVP Data & AI at CNA Insurance since June 2023 and has also held the title Director - Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning at CNA Insurance since May 2020. Santhosh Ladalla was Senior Manager - Data and Advanced Analytics at CUNA Mutual Group from 2017 to 2020.
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