Podcast

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
S02 E10

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.

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Lauren Sypniewski
S02 E09

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.

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Anindita Misra
S02 E08

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.

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Maddie Daianu
S02 E07

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.

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Kshitij Kumar
S02 E06

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.

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Santona Tuli
S02 E05

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.

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Scott Sacha
S02 E04

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.

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Adrien Marienne
S02 E03

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.

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Yuan Zhong
S02 E02

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.

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Ranil Boteju
S02 E01

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.

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