10 Synchrony AI and data science leaders
Mike Storiale, SVP, AI Technology & Transformation, leads this list of Synchrony AI and data science leaders, who also include a senior vice president of data science and AI and vice presidents of AI strategy, AI solutions and data science. A reader can learn how AI and data science leaders work at Synchrony from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Arti Rajaraman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Data Science and AI · Synchrony
Arti Rajaraman has been Senior Vice President, Data Science and AI at Synchrony since May 2026. Arti Rajaraman was VP, Analytics - Decision Management & Analytics Capabilities at Synchrony from 2022 to 2026, VP, Quality Assurance and Speech Analytics from 2021 to 2022 and AVP, Speech Analytics from 2016 to 2021.
Cheryl Asoian
LinkedInExperience: VP Growth AI Strategy and Transformation Leader · Synchrony
Cheryl Asoian has been VP Growth AI Strategy and Transformation Leader at Synchrony since March 2026 and was VP, AI/Technology Transformation Leader there from 2021 to 2026. In the current role Cheryl Asoian describes leading the team behind ChatGPT adoption in the Growth organization and creating an AI intake and deployment program.
Dan Weis
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, AI Strategy & Innovation · Synchrony
Dan Weis has been Vice President, AI Strategy & Innovation at Synchrony since May 2026. Dan Weis was Founder & Product Lead at TherapyMind from 2025 to 2026, Senior Director of Product Management at Everi Holdings Inc. from 2021 to 2024 and Group Product Manager at U.S. Bank from 2020 to 2021.
Ed Z.
LinkedInExperience: Former VP, Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Synchrony
Ed Z. is a former VP, Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Synchrony, a role held from January 2018 to January 2021. Ed Z. has been VP - Strategy & Transformation at Synchrony since January 2021, and was Sr. Director, Technology, Digital Innovation Team at GE Digital from 2016 to 2018 and Executive Director of Technology at Colangelo from 2011 to 2016.
Emmanuel Contreras-Campana, Ph.D.
LinkedInExperience: VP, Fraud Model Data Science · Synchrony
Emmanuel Contreras-Campana has been VP, Fraud Model Data Science at Synchrony since August 2023 and was AVP, Fraud Model Analytics there from 2021 to 2023. The profile describes building machine learning systems for fraud detection and credit risk and leading the design of decision-focused models that balance performance, interpretability and regulatory constraints.
Henry Kung
LinkedInExperience: Head of Innovation (Data Analytics, AI and Automation) · Synchrony
Henry Kung has been Head of Innovation (Data Analytics, AI and Automation) at Synchrony since July 2018. Henry Kung was Senior Vice President of Innovation & Analytics at Citi from 2014 to 2018, Performance Improvement Senior Management Consultant at EY from 2012 to 2013 and Senior Consultant (Data Analytics) at Deloitte from 2007 to 2012.
Keith Menezes
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Product & AI Strategy · Synchrony
Keith Menezes has been Vice President, Product & AI Strategy at Synchrony since February 2026. Keith Menezes was Senior Director at Walmart from 2024 to 2025 and Director, Commercialization at Walmart from 2020 to 2024, and describes building and scaling early-stage products, go-to-market engines and strategic partnerships.
Mike Storiale
LinkedInExperience: SVP, AI Technology & Transformation · Synchrony
Mike Storiale has been SVP, AI Technology & Transformation at Synchrony since June 2026 and was SVP, Innovation, Payments, & AI there from 2024 to 2026. The profile says Mike Storiale leads the Innovation, Payments, and AI teams and owns the company's AI strategy, tooling and governance. Mike Storiale was also VP, Innovation Development & University Partnerships at Synchrony from 2020 to 2024.
Raluca Orosco
LinkedInExperience: VP AI Solutions · Synchrony
Raluca Orosco has been VP AI Solutions at Synchrony since February 2026. Raluca Orosco was VP AI Solution Management at Synchrony from 2022 to 2026 and SharePoint Application Developer there from 2017 to 2022, and was Senior Sharepoint Developer Lead at CBTS from 2016 to 2017.
Tejaswi Sai Turaga
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Data Science · Synchrony
Tejaswi Sai Turaga has been Vice President, Data Science at Synchrony since May 2023, and the profile headline reads Vice President - Data Science & AI at Synchrony. Tejaswi Sai Turaga was Assistant Vice President at Synchrony from 2019 to 2022, Manager, Analytics there from 2014 to 2019 and Assistant Manager in the Advanced Analytics Department at Tata Motors from 2011 to 2014.
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