• Led 75-person global IT organization and infrastructure operations across 18 countries as the first CDO reporting to the Global CIO, managing a $20M+ technology portfolio, driving data, AI, cloud transformation, and team building • Exceeded 3x faster time-to-market by creating the first global IT/data strategy and operating model, restructuring technology delivery, and advancing enterprise data literacy by embedding a data-driven culture across business lines • Delivered $15M+ sustainable revenue via Microsoft Fabric lakehouse and AI-powered data products, deploying Genesis platform with GenAI globally and LLM decision automation with repeatable frameworks • Captured $5M+ first-year savings via enterprise AI roadmap, including Responsible AI frameworks, model registry, GitHub Copilot-enabled DevOps automation, and a low-code automation platform • Cut costs and TCO 25% ($3M) by orchestrating infrastructure modernization and data center to cloud migration, while scaling information governance with data catalog, data lineage, and data stewardship • Achieved zero new regulatory findings and resolved inherited findings by embedding GDPR/GLBA/CCPA controls and strengthening cybersecurity, controls, and AI governance • Grew talent through a new mentoring program, targeted hiring, enhanced the talent inventory process, and aligned culture and compensation
• Orchestrated a 63-person team as the first CDO dual-reporting to CIO and CRO, shaping enterprise IT/data strategy, architecture governance, and analytics monetization while serving as CIO liaison during leadership transition • Generated $18M+ recurring revenue via institutionalized data monetization framework and AI/MLOps solutions in risk and growth analytics • Improved culture, governance, and delivery within a $15M technology budget, modernizing funding and talent models with no cost increase • Drove growth with Customer 360 and MDM platforms, shifting to customer-centric operations and analytics • Unified IT/data architecture via first enterprise architecture team, establishing sustainable governance that reduced redundancy, accelerated delivery, and aligned technology investments
• Pioneered the first Enterprise Data Officer role and CIO successor-designate, delivering $9M+ in sustainable revenue and 35% higher user adoption through pragmatic modernization, innovation, and operational efficiencies • Led a 33-person cross-functional team and a $12M OpEx/CapEx technology portfolio modernizing IT, infrastructure, and data platforms across 11 community bank brands • Consolidated 11 bank brands, generating $10M+ recurring annual savings through IT/data modernization • Launched enterprise governance, resolving inherited regulatory finding and embedding privacy, AI ethics, and RACI stewardship models • Raised efficiency 30% integrating HRIS, CRM, FP&A, and core systems by architecting and executing the first unified enterprise roadmap • Advanced customer experience, predictive analytics, and regulatory compliance via AI-ready data architectures with integrated customer MDM and API-driven microservices platform • Achieved 100% regulatory compliance, co-leading NIST and data privacy uplift, embedding GDPR/GLBA regulatory standards into a new enterprise governance framework
• Built and managed a 56-person team and $25M technology portfolio as the first enterprise-wide data management function, delivering governance, analytics, and operational resilience frameworks • Generated $19M recurring revenue by deploying Azure-based Cloudera AI/analytics platform, establishing repeatable predictive modeling, customer targeting, and segmentation capabilities across business lines • Directed IT and data integration for $70B Iberiabank merger and $15B Capital Bank acquisition, ensuring Day 1 readiness, operational resilience, and regulatory compliance • Increased customer engagement and realized $16M in sustainable revenue with a Customer Data Products innovation initiative and scalable framework • Boosted delivery productivity and scalability 10x (saving 55%, $5M in resource costs) by restructuring IT/EDM data engineering, DevOps, mentoring leads, and with global teaming
• Reported to CIO/CTO leaders; led cross-functional teams of 100+ with $50M+ technology budgets across IT and D&A • Facilitated $1B recurring revenue and 1M+ new accounts annually via $15M digital card acquisition initiative; directed strategy and digital delivery acceleration for Cards, Digital Marketing, and Risk • Ensured operational continuity by leading analytics data bridge during the $812B Wachovia acquisition • Enabled $14M revenue across 60M+ customers by modernizing the near-real-time Customer Account Relationship Environment (CARE) platform for insights and risk assessment • Saved $12M/year and enhanced resilience, leading $8M Network Ops modernization with a 100-person team aligned to BCP/DR • Built the first U.S.-India network integration, strengthening strategic vendor partnerships and global delivery resilience
Delivered $17M in new business revenue, building and leading teams across business analysis, data architecture, analytics, and IT/data domains in financial services and energy sectors