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10 data partnerships leaders
These ten current and former data partnerships leaders have held head, executive director and vice president titles in data partnerships and data acquisition. A reader can learn how data partnerships leaders approach their work from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Christopher Cox
LinkedInExperience: Head of Data Partnerships · Discord
Head of Data Partnerships at Discord since December 2025. Before that he was Head of Partnerships at Snap Inc. (2021–2025), where the profile says he managed measurement, signals, identity and other strategic relationships, and he earlier held marketing science roles at Snap Inc. (2016–2021).
Connie Spence
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Data Acquisition & Data Partnerships · Dun & Bradstreet
Vice President, Global Data Acquisition & Data Partnerships at Dun & Bradstreet since 2023, after serving as Sr. Director, Global Data Acquisition there (2021–2023). The profile says she leads global data acquisition strategy and negotiations across the sales and marketing portfolio. Earlier she was Senior Director, Data Partnerships & Identity Resolution at Reklaim (2020–2021).
Dörthe Jans
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Data Partnerships · YouGov
Global Head of Data Partnerships at YouGov since 2026, after serving as Global Head of Advertising Solutions (2025–2026) and Director Audience Data (2019–2025) at the company. The profile says she leads the Data Partnerships team, focusing on integrating YouGov datasets with marketplaces and platforms for activation, data enrichment and campaign measurement.
Drew Bennett
LinkedInExperience: Head of Data Partnerships at Apple Music · Apple
Head of Data Partnerships at Apple Music at Apple since 2021, after serving as Partner Data Manager at Apple (2019–2021). Earlier roles include Sr. Product Manager at Nielsen (2016–2019) and Merchant Services Analyst at Nielsen (2015–2016).
Emily Gillen, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Data Partnerships · UCB
Head of Global Data Partnerships at UCB since 2025. Previous roles include Principal (2023–2025) and Associate Principal (2020–2023) at Avalere, Associate Director, Health Analytic Solutions at Panalgo (2019–2020) and Research Economist at RTI International (2016–2019).
Greg Carr
LinkedInExperience: Head of Data Partnerships · The Weather Company
Former Head of Data Partnerships at The Weather Company (2017–2020). He was then Head of Data Analytics Partnerships, Innovation at PepsiCo (2020–2025), where the profile describes leading a cross-functional team on media measurement, first-party data collection and data taxonomy automation, and has worked in Data Clean Rooms and Collaboration at Snowflake since 2025.
June Yeoh
LinkedInExperience: Head of Data Partnerships (APAC) · Protege
Head of Data Partnerships (APAC) at Protege since 2025; the profile says she builds APAC partnerships sourcing and licensing multi-modal, multilingual, real-world data for AI models. Previous roles include Director, Partnerships & Commercial Development at Mojo Dojo (2024–2025) and Senior Director, Commercial Development, APAC at Motion Entertainment (2023–2024).
Karla C Feghali
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Head of US Data Partnerships, Capabilities and Data & AI Fluency · Novartis
Executive Director, Head of US Data Partnerships, Capabilities and Data & AI Fluency at Novartis since 2026, and Head of Data Innovation, Partnerships and Products at Novartis since August 2026. She was Executive Director, Head of Insights & Decision Sciences and Data Partnerships at Novartis (2025–2026) and Vice President at Deloitte (2019–2025).
Mary Coffee, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President of Data Partnerships · LiveRamp
Regional Vice President of Data Partnerships at LiveRamp since 2021, after serving as Head of Global Strategic Data Partnerships at LiveRamp (2018–2021) and Customer Success Manager at LiveRamp (2015–2018). Earlier roles include Manager, Technical Account Management Practice at DataSift (2014–2015).
Spencer Charters
LinkedInExperience: Head of Data Partnerships, Canada · The Trade Desk
Head of Data Partnerships, Canada at The Trade Desk since 2025; the profile says he leads data partnerships in Canada with domestic and global partners across identity, retail media, connected TV and measurement, and is responsible for scaling the data marketplace in Canada. Previously VP, Advertising Products, Insights and Partnerships at Corus Entertainment (2023–2025).
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Match the person's side of the market to your question, since leading data partnerships at an advertising platform, a pharmaceutical company, a data provider or a consumer app involves different partners and goals. Prefer someone whose role covered the region and partner type you care about.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which data partners are worth pursuing and which are not?
- 02What does a data partnerships team need from legal, privacy and engineering to close and launch a partnership?
- 03How do you measure whether a data partnership is delivering value after launch?
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