Data Science Connect's Top 100 Data + AI Leaders of Dallas list recognizes the executives building the technical, strategic, and organizational foundations for AI-driven enterprise transformation.
Dallas has long been a hub for finance, deep technical expertise, and cross-industry innovation. This year’s honorees represent the city’s most impactful leaders in sectors including financial services, healthcare, technology, retail, and manufacturing. They are the decision-makers turning data into operational advantage—designing modern architectures, governing at scale, and delivering AI products that create measurable impact.
We’ll celebrate these leaders at the ALIGN AI Executive Summit in Dallas on October 21, 2026, at Las Colinas Country Club. This invite/application-only gathering will bring together 150+ senior executives for candid, peer-to-peer conversations on AI strategy, architecture trade-offs, and scaling challenges.
Join us in recognizing Dallas’s most influential data and AI executives and be part of the conversations shaping the next era of enterprise leadership.
Pamela Forbus
SVP, Chief of Global Insights & Analtyics
Jas Pannu
VP, Data, Analytics, AI
Onutase DeHenre
VP, Enterprise Data, AI
Ramin Rastin
SVP, Global Software & Data Engineering
Ryan Lacina
Head of Data Science, GIS, & Business Intelligence
Mark Goodaire
VP, AI, Automation
John Houghton
SVP, Business Analytics
Kalpesh Mehta
VP, AI Enablement & Corporate IT
Codie Riggs
SVP, Data Strategy & Automation
Aaron Putnam
VP, Science & Analytics
Chuck Herrick
SVP, AI Strategy and Enablement
Qasim Malik
VP, Sales Strategy, Analytics, & Optimization
Natalie Dion
VP, Data Integration
Matthew Hsieh
SVP, Digital Executive
Kate Johnston
VP, Revenue Analytics
Phil Brandt
VP, Architecture and Data
Heather Graham
AVP, Total Rewards, HR Operations & People Analytics
Salima Jinnah
VP, Insights & Analytics
Jayakrishna Venkatesh
GM & Head of Product, Auto Dealer Core & Dealer 360
Surya Rebbapragada
VP, Head of Data Science
Surya Rebbapragada
Chief Enterprise Data Officer
Manoj Chopra
VP, Strategic Pricing, Data Science and Business Intelligence
Alejandra Garay
Data Architecture, VP
Brita Andercheck
Chief Data Officer
Katie Morgan
VP, Business Analytics & Ticket Strategy
Leah Miller
Chief Application and Data Officer
Lindy Rawlinson
Chief Digital Officer
Chris Hart
VP, Strategic Analytics and Data Sciences
Mike Ringger
Chief Technology Officer
Sandy Dudley
EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, M&A, AI
Pankaj Bhandari
SVP, Digital Transformation
Kate DeCourcy
SVP, Data Strategy & Analytics
Marcus Bouldin
SVP, Data Architecture and Technologies
Ben Volkwyn
SVP, Data Analytics & Research
Santosh Sinha
SVP, Director of AI & Innovation
Heather King
VP, Data and Analytics
Bridget Aman
VP, Cyber Analytics and Vulnerability Management
Gene Huang
VP, AI, ML Engineering
Sean Hayward
VP, AI, ML Chief Data and AI Officer
Ranjit Vidhani
VP, Head of AI Strategy and Transformation
Eboni Russell
VP, Global Head Clinical Data Management
Suhang Subba
SVP, Program Manager, Data Engineering
Venugopal Bachu
SVP, Quantitative Risk AnalyticsFrost
Tieyi Guo
VP, AI Business Solutions
Ojas Nivsarkar
VP, Data Intelligence
Wade Harris
VP, Applications, Data & Business Intelligence
Jeremy Thompson
VP, Revenue Strategy & Analytics
Sonia Khosla
SVP, Data, AI & Analytics
Latha Subramanian
Senior Vice President
Jeff Beringer
Chief AI Officer
Scott Long
SVP, Data Engineering & Advanced Data Sciences
Elizabeth Young
VP, Practice Leader, Infrastructure Management & Data Analytics