TOP 50 DATA AND ANALYTICS PROFESSIONALS – USA AND CANADA coriniumintelligence.com INTRODUCTION Corinium Global Intelligence is proud to unveil their first compilation of the 50 leaders in data and analytics across the USA and Canada, which aims to showcase the movers and shakers in the industry who are driving innovation and commerciality for data and analytics in these two countries. This prestigious list of those within the data and analytics industry in the USA and Canada celebrates data and analytics leadership, excellence and showcases some of the insightful and exciting ways that data and analytics is being been utilized by these professionals in organisations across the globe. All aspects of data and analytics have been recognised from the leaders who make the most of up to the minute technology, to the end-users who deploy it and the consultants who plan and implement ground breaking projects that deliver real results. Our Top 50 Data and Analytics Professionals appear in no particular order and are not ranked in order of achievement. Corinium Global Intelligence 2 Top 50 Data and Analytics Professionals TOP DATA AND ANALYTICS 50 PROFESSIONALS Inderpal Bhandari Global Chief Data Officer, IBM www.ibm.com @valuefromdata 571 connections Published Articles: (click to read full article) PR Newswire KD Nuggets Bloomberg Infoworld Information Management nderpal Bhandari recently rejoined IBM as Global the company’s data and its readiness to respond Chief Data Officer. In this newly created role, he to emerging market trends. Prior to that, he Iwill leverage his extensive experience to lead the founded Virtual Gold, growing the company into development of IBM’s data strategy. an international market leader for analytics in call centers and professional sports. Inderpal brings to IBM more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles at such leading Inderpal is an expert in transforming data into companies as Cambia Health Solutions and Express business value and improved customer experiences Scripts/Medco Health Solutions. Prior to joining IBM, by delivering strategic, innovative capabilities Inderpal served as Senior Vice President and Chief that use analytic insights to enable growth and Data Officer of Cambia Health Solutions where he productivity. He has been featured as an industry led the development of Cambia’s data strategy and expert by Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, US drove the transformation of the company’s consumer News & World Report, CNN and FOX. experience strategies. Inderpal earned his Master of Science Degree Prior to that, Inderpal served as Vice President in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the of knowledge solutions and Chief Data Officer at University of Massachusetts and holds a PhD in Express Scripts/Medco Health Solutions, where Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie he was responsible for maximizing the utility of Mellon University. Get in toch ith over 550,000 data analytics decision-maker y. Corinium Global Intelligence 3 Top 50 Data and Analytics Professionals TOP DATA AND ANALYTICS 50 PROFESSIONALS Dr Eugene (Gene) Kolker, PhD Vice President and Chief Data Officer (CDO) of Global Technology Services (GTS), IBM ibm.com @EugeneKolker 589 connections cdoanalytics.org r Eugene (Gene) Kolker PHD is the Vice Previously Eugene was the Founder & President President and Chief Data Officer (CDO) of of BIATECH Informatics Innovation Centre, which DGlobal Technology Services (GTS), the largest was acquired by SCH. He has over 130 publications in business unit of IBM. Eugene’s mission is to leverage 40 different journals and served as the Co-Founder data and analytics as strategic business assets of GTS & Executive Editor of the journals “Big Data” and and IBM for data-enabled, better-informed decision “OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology”. Also Dr. making and execution. Kolker serves as Research Professor at New York University School of Engineering, NYC; Adjunct Eugene has 27 years of experience in multi- Professor at Northeastern University College of disciplinary data analysis, advanced analytics Science, Boston; and Affiliate Professor at University and informatics and 17 years of experience in of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. management, business and community development. Prior to IBM, Eugene was CDO of Seattle Children’s In April 2015, Eugene was honoured by the HIMSS Hospital (SCH). At SCH, he created and led the CDO members to be one of the top three “Innovators” in Analytics Program, which focused on leveraging their HIT Awards, which recognize industry leaders complex data through analytics and informatics to improving healthcare through technology. In May 2015, improve safety, clinical and business outcomes, and he was named one of the “Top 16 data-driven geeks to customer services, reduce cost and drive innovation. watch” by HIMSS. In June 2015, one of his papers on In turn, these provide high quality care for integrative analysis of personal biomedical data won the consumers with the most effective use of resources. first price in the Metabolites Best Papers Award. Corinium Global Intelligence 4 Top 50 Data and Analytics Professionals TOP DATA AND ANALYTICS 50 PROFESSIONALS Anand Rao CXO Trusted Advisor | Machine Learning Adoption | Analytics Product Management PWC pwc.com 658 connections nand am a Partner in PwC Advisory, with statistical, and computational analytics expertise to over 29 years of experience in industry. He generate unique insights into the theory and practice Aleads PWC’s Artificial Intelligence efforts of ‘data science’. globally and am the Innovation Lead for US Analytics and is responsible for a team of practitioners who Prior to his strategic consulting career he has led work with C-level executives, advising them on a and managed innovative artificial-intelligence based range of topics including global growth strategies, approaches for air-combat modeling, air-traffic marketing, sales, distribution and digital strategies, management, customer service decision support, and behavioral economics and customer experience, telecommunications network management. He has risk management and statistical and computational also taught and supervised doctoral students at the analytics. His experience spans primarily financial University of Melbourne and served as the Program services, insurance, telecommunications, and Director of the Center for Intelligent Decision healthcare. I have lived and worked at clients in Asia, Systems.. Australia, Europe and Americas. Anand has co-edited four books, published Anand is responsible for research and commercial over fifty peer-reviewed papers in conferences relationships with academic institutions and start- and journals. He frequently speaks at technology ups focused on new and innovative big data and and business forums on analytics, AI, behavioral analytic techniques. With his PhD and research economics, and innovation and has served on the career in Artificial Intelligence and subsequent Organizing and Program Committees of International experience in management he brings a unique Journals, Conferences, and Workshops. Currently a combination of business domain experience, Board Member of RIIA. Corinium Global Intelligence 5 Top 50 Data and Analytics Professionals TOP DATA AND ANALYTICS 50 PROFESSIONALS Atul Kapoor Director, Insurance & Banking, Enterprise- Wide Analytics and Modeling Strategy Genworth Financial genworth.com 573 connections tul Kapoor is the Director, Risk Analytics As part of his role at Genworth Financial, Modelling Strategy, at Genworth Financial, Atul Kapoor is a keynote speaker at professional AInc. Genworth Financial is a leading insurance association events on modelling and risk topics, holding company committed to helping families including housing and credit. He presents to boards achieve the dream of home ownership and address of corporate, non-profits and academic institutions the financial challenges of aging through its on a regular basis. Atul’s main specialty is building leadership positions in mortgage insurance and long- teams from the ground up and leading teams of term care insurance. analysts with skills ranging from entry level to senior analysts and managers. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Genworth traces its roots back to 1871. Our products and Some of Atul’s key skills include predictive services are offered through financial intermediaries, analytics and modelling, the integration of analytics advisors, independent distributors and sales into strategy, enterprise-wide solutions, leveraging specialists. technology in analytics, model governance, risk management, reinsurance and database marketing. View our conferences and events designed to support emerging C-suite executives who are focused on Data, Analytics, Customer and Digital Innovation. www.coriniumintelligence.com/conferences Corinium Global Intelligence 6 Top 50 Data and Analytics Professionals TOP DATA AND ANALYTICS 50 PROFESSIONALS Mark Lipman Chief Operating Officer AIG Canada aig.com 863 connections Published Articles: (click to read full article) AIG ver the course of his career with AIG Based on a foundation of strong analytic skills, Canada Mark has held a number of positions Mark has consistently demonstrated the ability to Oincluding General Counsel, Chief of Staff and exercise sound judgment and business acumen. His currently Chief Operating Officer. In each of those tenure with AIG has provided him with extensive roles hew has been responsible for the successful experience and