DALLAS, TEXAS — OCTOBER 21, 2026 — Data Science Connect Names Dallas-Fort Worth’s Top 100 Data + AI Leaders for 2026
Data Science Connect (DSC), the world’s largest data and AI ecosystem for enterprise leaders, is proud to announce its Top 100 Data + AI Leaders of Dallas—recognizing the executives helping shape the future of data, analytics, and artificial intelligence across one of the country’s fastest-growing business hubs.
Dallas-Fort Worth is home to a diverse concentration of major enterprises spanning financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, transportation, energy, and technology. Across these organizations, this year’s honorees are leading the transition from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale execution—modernizing data environments, building AI-ready infrastructure, strengthening governance, and identifying where emerging technologies can create measurable business value.
What distinguishes this group is not simply their adoption of new technology, but their role in determining how data and AI become embedded into the way large organizations operate. These leaders are navigating questions around scalability, trust, infrastructure, talent, and ROI while helping their organizations move toward more intelligent and increasingly AI-enabled operating models.
The Top 100 Data + AI Leaders of Dallas will be recognized at the ALIGN AI Executive Summit on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Las Colinas Country Club in Dallas, bringing together a curated group of senior data, analytics, AI, and technology executives for candid, peer-driven conversations around enterprise AI strategy, infrastructure, governance, and implementation.
Through this recognition, DSC continues its commitment to highlighting the executives advancing enterprise data and AI while strengthening the regional communities driving that progress forward.
Explore the full list of honorees here and apply for the ALIGN AI Executive Summit Dallas here.
