People of AI
Insights from world-leading brands on how they leverage data and AI — meet the brilliant minds driving change. No fluff, just value.

Theivanai Palaniappan
Data Leader, Oscar Health
How data powers Oscar Health's mission to transform Healthcare
Oscar Health serves 1.6 million members across 18 states, and data touches everything — from designing personalized healthcare plans to making costs transparent for patients.

Lauren Sypniewski
Head of Data Operations, Deepgram
How Deepgram is making AI interaction colloquial
Deepgram owns every step of the data pipeline — from collection and labeling to model training — powering speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and audio intelligence at scale.

Anindita Misra
Global Director of Knowledge Activation & Trust, Decathlon Digital
How Decathlon uses data to optimize in-store operations
Decathlon's mission is making sports accessible to everyone. Their data team uses a data mesh approach with GenAI to optimize everything from product findability to in-store operations.

Maddie Daianu
Data Leader (100+ member team), Credit Karma / Intuit
Driving financial freedom with data
Credit Karma helps 140M+ members navigate their financial lives. Maddie leads a 100+ person data team building the AI and ML that powers personalized financial recommendations.

Kshitij Kumar
Chief Data Officer, Haleon
Empowering thousands with data: Haleon's data literacy journey
Haleon is the world's leading consumer health company — behind brands like Sensodyne and Advil. Kshitij oversees all data, analytics, and AI across the organization.

Santona Tuli
Head of Data, Upsolver
Democratizing data tools at Upsolver
At Upsolver, data isn't just a tool — it IS the product. Santona shapes the strategy to make data tools more user-friendly, from high-scale ingestion to seamless querying.

Scott Sacha
Data Leader, CoverMyMeds (McKesson)
The power of a multi-platform stack: CoverMyMeds' approach to data
CoverMyMeds processes 22 billion transactions per year, ensuring patients get medication faster and cheaper. Scott leads the data team through a complex multi-platform healthcare landscape.

Adrien Marienne
VP of Data, Personio
Less is more: Inside Personio's powerful, lean data team
Personio empowers SMBs through HR solutions. Adrien oversees a lean team of 40-50 in an 1,800-person company — proving you don't need a massive org to drive massive impact.

Yuan Zhong
VP and Global Head of Data and AI, Rappi
Fast data for fast deliveries: Inside Rappi's data culture
Rappi is Latin America's super-app — groceries, fintech, deliveries, all powered by data. Yuan spent 10 years at Amazon before taking on the challenge of building Rappi's data and AI function.

Ranil Boteju
Group Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Lloyds Banking Group
Data-driven banking: Inside Lloyds' 350-year transformation
Lloyds Banking Group has 350 years of history and a mission to 'help Britain prosper.' Ranil leads 5,000 data professionals across 90,000 colleagues through the bank's data transformation.