25 July 2025
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AI100 Award 2025
The AI100 Awards is a prestigious annual awards that recognizes and celebrates the achievements of individuals and organizations that have made significant advancements in the field of Analytics & AI in enterprises.

About AI 100 Awards

AI100 is an effort towards recognizing the best minds in the AI & data science industry who have successfully transformed data into meaningful insights.

2025 nominations are Open.

Note: We do not charge for any of our awards. Applicants are handpicked through a rigorous process by our editors and industry veterans and vetted against the best in the industry.

AI100 will be given out in 13 categories

Awards Category

The Machine Con is honored to recognize recipients of AI100 awards for outstanding achievement in Data Science & Analytics for the following categories

Individual Categories (1 award per category)​

Leader of the Year

Recognizes a senior leader who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the development and deployment of AI technologies.

Chief Data Officer of the Year

Recognizes a Chief Data Officer (CDO) who has excelled in their role, particularly in creating value from data and ensuring data integrity across the organization.

Industry Evangelist Award

Recognizes an individual who has shown outstanding advocacy for AI technologies and its potential impact on their industry.

Visionary Leader

Recognizes a leader who has shown exceptional foresight and insight in the development and deployment of AI technologies.

Rising Star in AI

Honoring a young professional who has shown exceptional promise and achievement in the field of AI.

AI Ethics and Governance Leader

Awarding an individual who has significantly contributed to establishing ethical AI practices and robust governance frameworks.

Chief Information Officer of the Year

Recognizes a Chief Information Officer (CIO) who has shown exceptional leadership in managing the organization's IT resources, particularly with respect to integrating AI technologies into the company's infrastructure.

Chief Analytics Officer of the Year

Recognizes a CAO who has shown exceptional leadership in the development and deployment of AI technologies within their organization.

GROUP CATEGORIES (Multiple AWARDS per category)

Data Driven CxOs

Recognizes a group of C-suite executives who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in the use of data-driven insights to drive business outcomes.

Generative AI Leaders

Recognizes those pioneers who have individually contributed to significant advancements in Generative AI, whether in research, practical applications, or transformative business solutions.

The Early Adopters

Recognizes leaders who were early adopters of AI technologies and have shown exceptional results in the development and deployment of those technologies.

The AI Innovators Award

Recognize leaders that have demonstrated exceptional innovation in the development and deployment of AI technologies in any industry or function.

Data Science Transformers

Recognizes leaders who have shown exceptional innovation and impact in transforming their business through the use of AI technologies.

2023 Winners

MARS Petcare
Chaitanya Garikapati
Head of Data & Analytics

Genmab
Sanyam Kumar
Associate Director, Data Science

Paradigm
Jason Cooper
Chief Technology Officer

Northwell Health
Marsha Meytlis Head of Data Science and Engineering

PCS Wireless
Jason Walston
Head of Data & Analytics

Oak Street Health
Prashanth Sarpamale
Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Ohio Attorney General’s Office
Shravan Kotha
Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Fanatics Collectibles
Jeffrey Yau
Chief Data & A.I. Officer

Springer Nature Group
Reshma Shaikh
VP Strategy and Operations

Prudential Financial
Douglas Elfers
VP, Data Science

BMO Financial Group
Pradip Nandi
Head of Analytics and Modeling – Credit Loss Allowances

Estee Lauder
Sol Rashidi
Chief Analytics Officer

Boeing
Datta Junnarkar
Chief Information Officer – Maritime

Batesville
Sahal Laher
Chief Technology and Digital Officer

Sephora
Sree Sreedhararaj
Chief Technology Officer

CVS Health
Samrat Kulkarni
Lead Director of Data Science

American Express
Sharad Singh
Director, B2B Product Analytics

PyCaret
Moez Ali
Creator

Academy Sports + Outdoors
Jeevan Prakash
Director of Analytics, Omnichannel

Microsoft
Sadid Hasan
AI Lead

CVS Health
Piero Ferrante
AVP and Data Science Fellow

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Avijit Chatterjee
Head of AI/ML and NextGen Analytics

ADM
Sarang Ananda Rao Analytics Leader, Global Technology

Sanofi
Shameer Khader
Global Head of Data Science, Data Engineering and Computational Biology

Greystone
Niraj Patel
Chief Information Officer

Bon Secours Mercy Health
Kapila Monga
Head of Data Science and Engineering

Walmart
Prakhar Mehrotra
Vice President – Machine Learning

GE Aviation
Dinakar Deshmukh
VP- Data Science & Analytics

Chubb
Manish Sethia
Vice President – Applied AI

Citi
Virag Masuraha
Managing Director, Global Head of Fraud Analytics and Modeling

Northern Trust Asset Management
Vijay Rajandram
Chief Data Officer

Department of the Air Force
Eileen Vidrine
Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer

Halliburton
Satyam Priyadarshy
Managing Director & Chief Data Scientist

Advance Auto Parts
Yvonne Li
Vice President of Enterprise Data & AI

Wayfair
Ankit Mangal
Global Head of Analytics – Supplier Tech

Curology
Sujay Kar
VP Of Data & Analytics

Youtube
Balaji T Kuppuswamy
Director, Data Infrastructure and Business Intelligence Products

Dow Jones
Anjali Gupta Reddi
Chief Data Officer

BlackRock
Dan Merzlyak
Director, Head of Aladdin Data Migration Practice and Business Intelligence

Enact Mortgage Insurance
Aleksandr Kudman
Chief Analytics Officer

Spotify
Ruchika Singh
Director, Data Science & Insights

Oura
Hal Tily
Head of Data Science and Engineering

Mars Wrigley
Deepak Jose
Global Head and Senior Director for One Demand Data and Analytics Solutions

Chime
Anil Puli
Head of Business Intelligence

Gannett
Arvind Thinagarajan
Head of Data Science & Analytics

CBS Corporation
Radha Subramanyam
President and Chief Research and Analytics Officer

McAfee
Shri Prakash Singh
Head of Data Science & Analytics

American Eagle Outfitters
Bk Vasan
VP Data Technology & Analytics, CDO

Pendulum Therapeutics
Kiran Kanetkar
Vice President – Technology,Data and Analytics

DocuSign
Indrasis Mondal
Senior Director of Data Science, AI&insights

Lowes
Kunal Das
Vice President – Applied AI, Data Products & Analytics

Mosaic
Aditya Sikka
Director

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Arvind Balasundaram
Executive Director, Commercial Insights & Analytics

Credit Suisse
Satya Choudary Mukkala
VP, Head of Cloud, Data, ML & AI

NYU Langone Health
Arys Nogueron
Director, Data Analytics

HelloFresh
Aleksandar Lazarevic
VP Analytics

EasyKnock
Rajit Kavindran
Chief Data Science and Analytics Officer

Microsoft
Charles Morris
Chief Data Scientist for Financial Services

Walgreens Boots Alliance
Vishwesh Patil
Senior Director, Data Analytics and EPM

Webster Bank
Mukundan Rengaswamy
Head of Data Engineering, Innovation & Architecture

Mindshare
Giorgio Suighi
Global Group Director, Data Strategy – Lead for Identity Resolution

Arcutis Biotherapeutics
Rajvir (Raj) Madan
Chief Digital and Information Technology Officer

BuzzFeed
Archi Mitra
Senior Director of Machine Learning

Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Tifani McCann
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Evernorth Health Services
David Fogarty
Enterprise Digital Analytics Leader

Haleon
Daniel Gardner
Social Intelligence Lead

Envestnet Data & Analytics
Farouk Ferchichi
President

Wells Fargo
Agus Sudjianto
EVP, Head of Corporate Model Risk

UBS Bank USA
Zee Moradi
Chief Data Officer

RBC Capital Markets
Anurag Sehgal
Managing Director

Thrivent
Sravan Kasarla
Chief Data Officer

BAE Systems
Ash Dhupar
Chief Data Officer

PPG
Ujwal Chejerla
Director, AI/ML CoE

Merck
Abhishek Narayan Singh
Chief Analytics Officer & Head of Digital Solutions

Albertsons
Gary Patel
Sr Director, eCommerce BI & Analytics

PURE Group of Insurance Companies
Sidd TUMKUR
Senior Vice President, Data Strategy, Operations and Management

U.S. Army
Chandra Donelson
Deputy Chief Data Officer

Unum
Reed Hayes
Vice President of Applied AI/ML

Reckitt
Padma Hari
North America Hygiene Chief Technology & Digital Officer; Transformation Leader

Morgan Stanley
Punit Mahajan
Head of Analytics Strategy

Unilever
Arun Nandi
Head of Data & Analytics

Pacific Life
Wayne Huang
Head of Data Science and Engineering

Bayer Consumer Health
Manik Gupta
North America Chief Analytics and Insights Officer

AIG
Pavan Dhavaleshwar
Global Head of Data Analytics and Monitoring, Global Compliance

Zoetis
Krishna Cheriath
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Hartford Steam Boiler
Asif Mahammad Syed
Vice President, Data Strategy

U.S. Coast Guard
Brian Erickson
Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer

Georgia Pacific
Karthikeyan Ramasamy
Vice President – Artificial Intelligence

Boehringer Ingelheim
Victoria Gamerman
Global Head of Data Governance and Insights

DoorDash
Gunnard Johnson
Head of Data Science

Popular Bank
Meenakshi Thanikachalam
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Johnson & Johnson
Pankaj Chopra
Head, Enterprise Analytics & Insights

Apollo Global Management
Vikram Mahidhar
Operating Partner

Allstate
Joe Kleinhenz
Vice President of Data Science

eBay
Vinay Yaragani
Director – Strategic Insights, Analytics & Data Science

Thomson Reuters
Preet Nagvanshi
Head of Commercial Excellence

Neiman Marcus Group
Manneet Singh
Vice President – Data, Analytics & MarTech

Belcorp
Venkat Gopalan
Chief Digital, Data & Technology Officer

Bloomberg
Anju Kambadur
Head of AI Engineering

eBay
Ashish Singru
Global Data Science and Business Operations Leader

Novartis
Amar Drawid
Global Head of Data Analytics & Infrastructure

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