CDO of the Year
Celebrating exceptional leadership in AI, data, analytics, and digital transformation. Honoring the executives who are shaping the future of their industries.
Chief Data & Analytics Officers of the Year
Recognizing leaders in data strategy and analytics excellence
2021
Eileen Vidrine
Chief Data Officer at United States Department of the Air Force
US CDO of the Year
Sol Rashidi
Chief Analytics Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
US CAO of the Year
2020
Mona Siddiqui
Former Chief Data Officer at U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
US CDO of the Year
Ittay Hazan
Chief Data & Digital Officer at Cal (Israel Credit Card)
Israel CDO of the Year
2019
Yuji Yasuda
Executive Officer & Chief Data Officer at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Japan CDO of the Year
Linda Avery
Chief Data Officer at Federal Reserve Bank of New York
US CDO of the Year
2018
Anthony Scriffignano, Ph.D.
SVP, Chief Data Scientist at Dun & Bradstreet
US CDO of the Year
2017
Lauren Sager Weinstein
Chief Data Officer at Transport for London
UK CDO of the Year
Inderpal Bhandari
Global Chief Data Officer at IBM
US CDO of the Year
2016
DJ Patil
Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist at White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
US CDO of the Year
Chief Digital Officers of the Year
Honoring pioneers in digital transformation and innovation
2022
Katsunori Tanizaki
Group CDIO at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan CDO of the Year
2021
Bernardo Rodriguez
Chief Digital and Technology Officer at J.D. Power
U.S. CDO of the Year
Yukio Saegusa
Chief Digital Officer at Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Japan CDO of the Year
2020
Fukushi Hiroshi
CDO, Representative Director & Corporate Executive Deputy President at Ajinomoto Co., Inc
Japan CDO of the Year
All CDOs
All Chief Digital Officers in 2020
U.S. CDO of the Year
2019
Aya Komaki
President/CEO & Chief Digital Officer at Sanrio Entertainment
Japan CDO of the Year
Atif Rafiq
President of Commercial and Growth at MGM Resorts
US CDO of the Year
2018
Fred Santarpia
Chief Digital Officer at Condé Nast
US CDO of the Year
Kazuo Iwano
Chief Digital Officer at Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings
Japan CDO of the Year
2017
Sarah Wilkinson
CEO at NHS Digital
UK CDO of the Year
Thomas Hjelm
Chief Digital Officer at NPR
US CDO of the Year
2016
Bertrand Bodson
Chief Digital & Marketing Officer at Sainsbury's Argos
UK CDO of the Year
Linda Boff
Chief Marketing Officer at GE
US CDO of the Year
2015
Adam Brotman
Chief Digital Officer at Starbucks
US CDO of the Year
Tanya Cordrey
Chief Digital Officer at Guardian News & Media
UK CDO of the Year
2014
Rachel S. Haot
Chief Digital Officer at City of New York
US CDO of the Year
Mike Bracken
Chief Digital Officer at Government Digital Service
UK CDO of the Year
2013
Teddy Goff
Digital Director at Obama for America
US CDO of the Year (Inaugural)