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10 CVS Health data and analytics leaders
These ten current and former CVS Health data and analytics leaders have held vice president, associate vice president and executive director roles in data science, analytics and AI. A reader can learn how heads of data lead data and analytics organizations in retail and health care businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Kreig
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Data Science and Analytics Healthcare Delivery · CVS Health
Vice President - Data Science and Analytics Healthcare Delivery at CVS Health since 2024. The profile also lists Senior Vice President, Data Science at Oak Street Health, part of CVS Health (2021–2024), and VP, Head of Data Science at Numerator (2019–2021).
Bingcan Chen
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director of Data Science and AI Product · CVS Health
Executive Director of Data Science and AI Product at CVS Health since 2023. The profile describes founding the Growth Data Science & AI product team and scaling it from 0 to 40+ product managers, data scientists and machine learning staff in three years. Earlier CVS Health roles listed are Executive Director (2021–2023) and Director (2020–2021) of Data Science Growth Data Science.
Elena Gavrikova
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President, Data Science · CVS Health
Associate Vice President, Data Science at CVS Health since 2023, with a profile headline naming supply chain analytics. Other CVS Health roles listed include Senior Director, Enterprise Analytics (since 2019), Director, Inventory Analytics (2013–2019) and Senior Manager, Inventory Analytics (2008–2013).
Francis Suo
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President, Data & Artificial Intelligence · CVS Health
Associate Vice President, Data & Artificial Intelligence at CVS Health since 2022. The profile says he leads the AI-driven transformation of retail and pharmacy decisioning at CVS Health. It also lists Executive Director, Data Science at Aetna, a CVS Health Company (2019–2022), and McKinsey & Company roles (2015–2019).
Halil I. Cobuloglu
LinkedInExperience: Exec. Director of Data Science & Optimization · CVS Health
Exec. Director of Data Science & Optimization at CVS Health since 2022, after Sr Director of Data Science & Optimization there (2021–2022). The profile also lists McKinsey & Company roles from 2015 to 2021, including Data Science Expert Director of Analytics (2019–2021) and Data Science Lead - Optimization Lab (2017–2019).
Jacob McGuire
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director - Data Science · CVS Health
Executive Director - Data Science at CVS Health since 2024, where the profile says he leads a team of data scientists working in statistical analysis, machine learning and AI. Earlier CVS Health roles listed are Lead Director - Data Science (2020–2024) and business intelligence architect roles in enterprise analytics, Minute Clinic and the Rx data warehouse (2013–2020).
Jay Jayaraman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Pharmacy Margin & Payer Analytics · CVS Health
Vice President - Pharmacy Margin & Payer Analytics at CVS Health since 2026. Earlier CVS Health roles listed are Asst Vice President, Data Science (Pricing Analytics) (2024–2026), Executive Director - Data Science (2021–2024) and Director - Data Science (2020). The profile also lists Vice President - Digital & Data Engineering at Hub Group (2018–2020).
Nathan Uhlenbrock
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President - Retail Data Science and AI · CVS Health
Former Associate Vice President - Retail Data Science and AI at CVS Health (2024–2026), where the profile says he headed merchandising data science and applied AI for pricing, promotions, assortment and consumer insights for CVS's 9,000-store retail business. He also was Senior Director of Data Science at Aetna, a CVS Health Company (2019–2020), and since 2026 is Vice President of Enterprise Analytics at Planet Fitness.
Oana Diaconu, Ph.D
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Consumer Analytics · CVS Health
Executive Director, Consumer Analytics at CVS Health since 2021. The profile says she leads data science teams focused on improving CVS Health member experience and call servicing operations with data science and AI. It also lists Executive Director, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Garage for Operations at JPMorganChase (2020–2021).
Tong Liang
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director- Data Science, Customer Growth and Ecommerce Analytics · CVS Health
Executive Director- Data Science, Customer Growth and Ecommerce Analytics at CVS Health since 2022, after Director Data Science there (2016–2022). The profile describes 20+ years in data science and analytics using AI and big data, and also lists Director, Marketing Analytics at Upromise (2005–2016).
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Match the person's remit to your question: leaders who covered retail merchandising, pharmacy pricing, supply chain, consumer analytics or care delivery each saw a different part of the company. Check whether the role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a company with retail, pharmacy and insurance businesses share data science talent and platforms across them?
- 02What does it take to move pricing, promotion and assortment decisions onto data science models in a large store chain?
- 03How do you organize a data science and AI product team so models actually ship into customer-facing products?
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