


David HeVice President, Global Data and AI Platforms, Visa
Brian CarlsonChief Tech, Data, Digital & Innovation Officer – North America, Sodexo
Brian RichardiHead of Finance Data & AI | Enterprise Leader, Stryker
Jorge Reis-FilhoChief of AI for Science Innovation, Enterprise AI Unit, AstraZeneca
Ron KeesingChief AI Officer, Leidos
Rich BaileyChief Information Officer – Health, County of San Mateo
Jagadeesh TupakulaEnterprise AI, Platform Engineering & Digital Transformation Leader, UNFI
Srikanth ThiagarajanHead of Data Office, Marvell Technology
Melissa KraftChief Information Officer, City of Frisco
Kiran KodaliHead of R&D Data Governance, BeOne Medicines
Goutham BVP of Data Strategy and Insights, The Farmer's Dog
Murat GencPresident, Chief Information & Digital Officer, McLane Company, Inc.
Byron Yount, PhDChief Data & AI Officer, Mercy
Achuth RaoChief Product Officer, AI & Data, New York Life Insurance Company
Jayanthi PillutlaSVP Engineering – Data, AI/ML, Business Systems, Stitch Fix
Ipshita ChakrabortyDirector, Data Science & Applied AI – Global Product Strategy & Ops, HelloFresh
Ilona LogvinovaChief AI Officer, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Anupriya SharmaVice President, Walmart US Tech Strategy, Portfolio & TPM, Walmart
Sashank MustiExecutive Director – Global Head, Enterprise AI & Technology Products, ALCON
Sharon MChief Data Analytics Officer, CECOM Army Software & Innovation Center
Rohan ChopraSenior Managing Director of Finance Systems & Transformation, Webster Bank
Bijoy SagarEVP and Chief Information Technology & Digital Transformation Officer, Bayer
Mikhail LisovichChief Data Officer, Redwood
Nirmal JingarSr. Technology Leader | AI, Platforms & Modernization, WayfairThe AI150 and AI100 Awards
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AIM Research screens for impact, scale and originality
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Independent practitioners and analysts shortlist
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Honourees recognised in front of the room
The recognition
MachineCon celebrates the exceptional achievements and successes in the country's rapidly expanding data and AI market. The AI150 list is researched and published by AIM Research, the leading global analyst firm specialising in artificial intelligence.
Honourees are recognised in front of an invite-only room of 150+ CIOs, CDOs and Chief AI Officers at 583 Park Avenue, New York.
Past winners
2026 honourees
Recognised at MachineCon New York 2026.

David He
Vice President, Global Data and AI Platforms, Visa

Brian Carlson
Chief Tech, Data, Digital & Innovation Officer – North America, Sodexo

Brian Richardi
Head of Finance Data & AI | Enterprise Leader, Stryker

Jorge Reis-Filho
Chief of AI for Science Innovation, Enterprise AI Unit, AstraZeneca

Ron Keesing
Chief AI Officer, Leidos

Rich Bailey
Chief Information Officer – Health, County of San Mateo

Jagadeesh Tupakula
Enterprise AI, Platform Engineering & Digital Transformation Leader, UNFI

Srikanth Thiagarajan
Head of Data Office, Marvell Technology

Melissa Kraft
Chief Information Officer, City of Frisco

Kiran Kodali
Head of R&D Data Governance, BeOne Medicines

Goutham B
VP of Data Strategy and Insights, The Farmer's Dog

Murat Genc
President, Chief Information & Digital Officer, McLane Company, Inc.

Byron Yount, PhD
Chief Data & AI Officer, Mercy

Achuth Rao
Chief Product Officer, AI & Data, New York Life Insurance Company

Jayanthi Pillutla
SVP Engineering – Data, AI/ML, Business Systems, Stitch Fix

Ipshita Chakraborty
Director, Data Science & Applied AI – Global Product Strategy & Ops, HelloFresh

Ilona Logvinova
Chief AI Officer, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Anupriya Sharma
Vice President, Walmart US Tech Strategy, Portfolio & TPM, Walmart

Sashank Musti
Executive Director – Global Head, Enterprise AI & Technology Products, ALCON

Sharon M
Chief Data Analytics Officer, CECOM Army Software & Innovation Center

Rohan Chopra
Senior Managing Director of Finance Systems & Transformation, Webster Bank

Bijoy Sagar
EVP and Chief Information Technology & Digital Transformation Officer, Bayer

Mikhail Lisovich
Chief Data Officer, Redwood

Nirmal Jingar
Sr. Technology Leader | AI, Platforms & Modernization, Wayfair

Sukai Crook
Chief Information Officer – Process Technology, Honeywell

Rohit Kapa
VP, Data Science & AI, Prudential Financial

Karthikeyan Ilangovan
Vice President – Data Analytics and AI/ML, MODE Global

Adam Wasylyshyn
Chief Digital & Information Officer, Nova Biomedical

Nachiket Mehta
Vice President, AI & Data Engineering, The Hartford

Ajit Naidu
EVP, CIO – Retirement and Insurance Solutions, TIAA

Santanu Sengupta
Chief Data Officer – Americas, Global Head of Data & AI Products, Nomura

Girish Nadkarni
Chief AI Officer, Mount Sinai Health System

Tim Yang
Director, AI/ML Transformation, Unum Group

Joshua Karp
Vice President of Product Management, Paramount

Gopichand Mannava
Chief Data Architect, Statewide Enterprise Data & Analytics, State of Connecticut

Shahidul Mannan
Chief Data Analytics AI Officer, Boston Medical Center (BMC)

Miruna Sasu
Chief Data Officer, Novartis US

Arvind Rajagopalan
VP – Data & AI, FedEx

Man Chon (Kevin) U
SVP & CIO, Global Head of Enterprise Data & AI, Fidelity Investments

Monica Jain
Director, R&D Data Science, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Byong K Kim
Chief Data & AI Officer, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Emily Lewis
AI and Innovation Lead, Digital Care Transformation, UCB

Vijay Sankararaman
Chief AI Officer, Novant Health

Abhijit Nikhade
Product Management – Global Data Insights & Analytics (Data Strategy and Digital Innovation), Ford company

Mohan Krishna Mannava
Head of Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, Texas Health

Mike Turner
Chief Data Officer, Austin Energy

Manoj Yerrasani
Vice President of Global Platform Engineering, Data & Personalization, NBCUnited Media

Wade Moss
Head of AI, Moody’s Data Estate, Sr. Director / Sr. Strategist, Moody’s Analytics

Elanchezhiyan Panneerselvam
Head of Enterprise Data & Analytics, Merrick Bank

Kim Macaulay
Senior VP, Chief Information and Data Officer, IATA

Pranay Sinha
Vice President – Enterprise Business Solutions, Cencora

Kodjo Hogan
Director, Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance, Clear Street

Alessandro Petroni
Head of Quality Engineering – Fraud Payment Services, The clearing house

Meena Sundaram
VP Marketing Data Science, Dow Jones

Nicole (Nicole Raimundo) Coughlin
Chief Information Officer, Town of Cary

Ganesh Balachandran
Head of Product Data Science (Director), Waymo

Jayant Dhamne
Senior Vice President – Data, Analytics and AI, SCP Health

Alaa Moussawi
Chief Data Scientist, New York City Council

Jithin Pradeep
Head of Enterprise AI & Research, Vanguard

Subbu Narayanaswamy
Executive Director, AI & Data, Wells Fargo

Yogesh Bhagat
Vice President Digital and Technology, CVS Health

Gautam Krishna Moorthi
Director, Artificial Intelligence, PRGX Global Inc

Anubha Gaur
Executive Director, AI Engineering and Innovation, Quest Diagnostics

Meghan Barrett
Chief Data Officer, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Rajeev Sukumaran
VP, Head of IT / CIO, Boehringer Ingelheim USA

Archaana Pattabhii
Senior Vice President, Data Engineering Controls, Citi

Nik Acheson
VP of Data Strategy, Architecture and Engineering, Highmark Health

Archit Patel
Senior Director, Digital Analytics and Strategy, Macy’s

Naveen Bolisetti
Director – Consumer and GWIM Modeling & Analytics, Bank of America

Avishan Bodjnoud
Chief, Information Management (IMU), DPPA-DPO, United Nations

Suraj Tiwari
Head of Data & Digital Architecture, AXA-XL

Christopher Di Gioia
Executive Director, Head of Product Data Governance, PGIM

Bhavtaran Preet Singh
Director – Data, Analytics & Martech, Colgate-Palmolive

Matteo di Tommaso
Sr. Vice President, R&D, RWD, & Digital Health Business Insights & Technology, Bristol Myers Squibb

Carrie Cobb
Chief Data & AI Officer, Blackbaud

Natalie Myshkina
Global Head of AI Transformation & Customer Zero, Adobe

Sabita Sharma
Data, Analytics & AI Transformation Leader, Viatris

Saad Jawed
Chief Data and Analytics Officer, L’Oréal

John Mariano
Head of Artificial Intelligence, Data and Engineering, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Varun Tottempudi
Head of AI & Data Platforms, Brown & Brown

Nalini Polavarapu
Vice President – Enterprise AI, The Hartford

Dr Knarig Arabshian
VP, Head of AI Enablement Platform, Bayer

Alix Jules
Head of AI Transformation, Broadridge

Biswa Sengupta
Chief AI Officer (CAIO), JPMorganChase

Lily Li
Head of AI Adoption and Solutions, Franklin Templeton

Yogesh Bhardwaj
Sr. Director – GSO Business Partner, Data & IT Shared Services, Sensata Technologies

Rev Sellappan
Vice President of Analytics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Leo Rajapakse
Global Head of Platform Infrastructure, Digital & Advanced Technologies, Bimbo Bakeries USA

Chakkaravarthy Arunachalam
Head of Data Strategy, Analytics and Digital Innovation, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Chaitanya Vempati
AVP of AI and Analytics, Memorial Hermann Health System

Priyanshu Raj
SVP/MD, Head of Data Management, Data Products and AI Governance, Corebridge Financial

Eric Pace
Head of Artificial Intelligence, Cox Communications

Stanislav Rosenberg
Global Director of Advanced Analytics, Mars

Jeff Lawlor
Vice President, Data & Analytics, Brightspeed

Ashit Talukder
Global Head of AI & Automation, S&P Global

Asheesh Chhabra
Vice President & Chief Data Officer, Merck

Ariane Schiereck
Chief Information Officer, Hollister Incorporated

Abha Dawesar
Head of CTO Data Technology Americas & US, HSBC

Sergio Tagliapietra
Vice President Information Technology, Americas, DOLCE&GABBANA

Sathish Krishnan
Executive Director & Distinguished Engineer, Cloud & AI, UBS

Latesh Nair
Global Head of Product – AI, Security & Data, Healthfirst

Vikram (Vik) Chauhan
VP of Data, Pacers Sports & Entertainment

Federico L.
Head of Data, Data Science and AI, Johnson & Johnson

Dan Hudson
Chief Data Scientist, Mission Technologies, a division of HII

Ying Li
Global Head of People Analytics, Sr. Director, PepsiCo

Peggy tsAI
Executive Director, JPMorgan Chase

Alok Sahoo
Vice President – Platform, Data, Machine Learning and AI, UnitedHealth Group/Optum

Matt Quinn
Chief Technology Officer, CarGurus

David Kline
Executive Vice President & CTO, Take-Two Interactive

Arpit Shah
Executive Director | Head of AI, Data and Technology Solutions (FDE) | Internal Audit, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Marcel Meyer
Head of Data, Integration, and AI (VP), Siemens Healthineers

Mathew Paruthickal
Global Head of data architecture and engineering , AI engineering, Opella

Kundan Sen
Executive Director, Firmwide AI Platform, Modernization Enablement, Morgan Stanley

Charles Holive
CIB Chief AI Officer, BNP Paribas

Deepti Singh
Head of Enterprise Data Strategy & AI Enablement, Altria
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