San Francisco CDAO Community

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Join a powerful network of C-level peers

Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CDAOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and best practices, and validate strategies and solutions.

Join your local community for exclusive access to:

Programs
  • Participate in year-round gatherings both in person and virtually with your local peer group
  • Engage in unparalleled collaboration through in-depth discussions on the most critical and relevant issues
  • Network with like-minded peers facing the same challenges as you
Insights
  • Exchange ideas, strategies and solutions validated by peers
  • Gain exclusive access to community insights, including best practices and survey results, to benchmark your organization with others
  • Learn how other leaders approached their challenges by leveraging peer-recommended partners
Connections
  • Make new connections through facilitated networking opportunities, including curated 1:1 peer meetings
  • Grow and enhance your career through an exclusive network and mentorship
  • Build lasting relationships and stay connected with peers and colleagues

San Francisco CDAO Governing Body


A regional Governing Body leads the San Francisco CDAO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven By CDAOs, For CDAOs™.

Governing Body Members

Ramnik Bajaj

USAA
CDAO

Aparna Banerjee

Roche
Head of Global Data & Analytics Operations

Sonali Bhagwat

Adobe
Sr. Director, Data Governance

William Chiu

NMI Holdings
VP & Head of Predictive Modeling

Mark Clare

Quest Diagnostics
Chief Data Officer

Brady Cole

Equifax
Global Enterprise Data Officer

Chitrang Dave

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Head of Data, AI, & Advanced Analytics

Mike DeCesaris

Cornerstone Research
VP & Head of Data Science Center

Harshal Dedhia

Houzz
Head of Data Science & Data Engineering

June Dershewitz

Amazon Music
Data Leader

Mike Doll

Guitar Center
VP, Data

Paras Doshi

Opendoor
Head of Data

Kapil Gupta

ANGI Homeservices
Chief AI Officer

Meenal Iyer

Survey Monkey
VP, Data

Sajjad Jaffer

GrowthCurveCapital
Head of Data, Analytics & Machine Learning

Gaurav Jindal

Cricut
Head of Data

Srujana Kaddevarmuth

Walmart
AI Leader, Group Director AI/ ML COE

Zoher Karu

Blue Shield of California
CDAO

Manesh Kitanhoth

GE Aerospace
Head of Data & Analytics

Vijay Kotu

ServiceNow
Chief Analytics Officer

Sudeep Kumar

Ciena
Global Head of Enterprise Data and Analytics

Ki Lai

University of California - San Francisco
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

David Leach

PG&E
Chief Data & Analytics Officer & CSO

Manjula Mahajan

Model N
VP & Head of IT, Business Technology and Data Analytics

Cindy Muscio

Sunbit
Head of Data

Ashwin Nair

University of California - Davis
Associate Professor

William Neil

JPMorgan Chase
Founder

Flo Oswald

Rate
VP, Data Strategy and Governance

Vivek Patel

Ampere Computing
VP, Enterprise AI & Data Management

Brad Pflum

Course Hero
Head of Analytics & Data Science

Pieter-Paul Ploeg

Heineken
Head of Data & Analytics, Lagunitas

Vinay Reddy Ravoola

Elavon
SVP, Data & Analytics

Anand Sahasram

Dodge & Cox
CDO

Bala Sahejpal

DocuSign
Chief Data Officer

Sri Saikrishnan

InnovAge
VP, Data & Intelligence

Barkha Saxena

Chime
Global CDO

Amit Sethi

New Relic
VP, AI/ML, Data Engineering, Platform

Sriram Sirisinahal

LiveRamp
Head of Data & Analytics

Ashok Srivastava

Intuit
CDO

Vinesh Sukumar

Qualcomm
Head of AI Product

Hemang Timbadia

Apple
Global Head of Payments & Commerce Data & Analytics

Hemant Todi

Delta Dental of California
VP, Data Analytics & Insights

Sandeep Uttamchandani

Palo Alto Networks
VP of Enterprise AI

Sophine (Yue) Zhang

Cisco Meraki
Head of Networking Data Science and AI


Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDAOs today.

  1. Scaling AI and Establishing Value
  2. Developing a Data-Driven Culture From the Top
  3. Ensuring Trust and Reliability in Data for AI Initiatives

Upcoming Programs


VIRTUAL

September 25, 2025 | 1 hour

San Francisco CDAO Community Town Hall

San Francisco CDAO Community Town Hall

An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.

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IN-PERSON

November 6, 2025 | 1 day

San Francisco CDAO Community Executive Summit

Grand Hyatt at SFO

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

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