--- title: Nominations and Lists | Leading Academic Data Leaders 2023 List description: The Leading Academic Data Leaders 2023 is a definitive compilation that celebrates individuals at the forefront of data leadership in the academic sphere. image: https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hubfs/Leading%20Academic%20Data%20Leaders%201.jpg --- [![CDO Magazine Logo BLACK_BLUE](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hubfs/CDO%20Magazine%20Logo%20BLACK_BLUE.png)](https://cdomagazine.tech) ![Leading Academic Data Leaders (1)](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Leading%20Academic%20Data%20Leaders%20(1).jpg?width=1000&height=563&name=Leading%20Academic%20Data%20Leaders%20(1).jpg "Leading Academic Data Leaders (1)") We are proud to present the ‘CDO Magazine Leading Academic Data Leaders 2023 List,’ a definitive compilation that celebrates exceptional individuals at the forefront of data leadership in the academic sphere. In an era defined by the transformative power of data-driven insights, these honorees have emerged as trailblazers, guiding their institutions towards a future shaped by innovative data strategies and unwavering commitment to excellence. As we celebrate their achievements, we also recognize the pivotal role they play in nurturing the next generation of data leaders and fostering an environment where data-driven insights illuminate the path to discovery and progress. Join us in acknowledging these exceptional visionaries as they continue to inspire generations to harness the transformative power of data for the greater good.   #### Babak Abbasi **Professor of Business Analytics, Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation)** RMIT University #### Sarah Abramowit **John H. Evans Professor, Chair of Mathematics and Computer Science & Chair of Business** Drew University #### Eytan Adar **Assoc. Prof. of Information, and Assoc. Prof. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science** University of Michigan #### Laurent Alfandari **Professor, (IDS) Department** ESSEC Business School #### Peter Allen **Professor of Computer Science** Columbia University #### Arif Ansari **Professor in the Department of Data Sciences and Operations** University of Southern California #### Cecilia Aragon **Professor, Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering** University of Washington #### Shlomo Engelson Argamon **Full Professor of Computer Science** Illinois Institute of Technology #### Navid Azizan **Esther & Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor** Massachusetts Institute of Technology #### Bart Baesens **Professor of Big Data & Analytics** KU Leuven #### Magdalena Balazinska **Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering** University of Washington #### James Baldo Jr. **Associate Professor - Director - MS Data Analytics Program** George Mason University #### Yoshua Bengio **Full professor & Head of the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms** Université de Montréal #### Joshua Bloom **Professor, Astronomy** University of California, Berkeley #### James Booth **Professor in the Department of Statistics & Data Science** Cornell University #### Ron Bose **Professor of Practice and Director, Center for IT and Management** University of Texas at Dallas #### Carla Brodley **Founding Executive Director of the Center for Inclusive Computing** Northeastern University Khoury College of Computer Sciences #### Florentina Bunea **Professor of Statistics** Cornell University #### Raymond Choo **Professor and Cloud Technology Endowed Professorship** The University of Texas at San Antonio #### Kristof Coussement **Professor of Business Analytics** IÉSEG School of Management #### Kyle Cranmer **David R. Anderson Director, Professor of Physics, Statistics, and Computer Science** University of Wisconsin-Madison Data Science Institute #### Tom Davenport **President’s Distinguished Professor of IT & Management** Babson College #### Susan Davidson **Weiss Professor, Computer and Information Science** University of Pennsylvania #### Jim Davies **Professor of Software Engineering** University of Oxford #### Nando de Freita **Professor of Computer Science** University of Oxford #### Vasant Dhar **Professor NYU Stern & Center for Data Science** New York University #### Francesca Dominici **Professor of Biostatistics, Population & Data Science, Co-Director of Harvard Data Science Initiative** Harvard University #### David Donoho **Professor of Statistic** Stanford University #### Mark Elliot **Professor of Data Science, School of Social Sciences** The University of Manchester #### Peter Flach **Professor of AI & Director Interactive AI CDT** University of Bristol #### Michael Franklin **Liew Family Chair of Computer Science & Sr. Advisor to the Provost for Computing and Data Science** University of Chicago #### Michael Fry **Professor, Department of Operations, Business Analytics & Information System** University of Cincinnati #### Brad Fulton **Associate Professor of Management and Social Policy** Indiana University Bloomington #### Rayid Ghani **Professor of Data, Analytics, AI, & Technology for Social Good & Public Policy** Carnegie Mellon University #### C. Lee Giles **David Reese Professor of Information Sciences and Technology** Pennsylvania State University #### Gabriel Giordano **Professor of Analytics & Information Systems, and Assoc. Dean for Graduate, Professional, and Executive Programs in the College of Business** Ohio University #### Ira Greenberg **Director Center of Creative Computation, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering** Southern Methodist University #### Yael Grushka-Cockayne **Professor and Sr. Assoc. Dean for Professional Degree Programs** University of Virginia Darden School of Business #### Bin Gu **Professor & Department Chair** Boston University #### Yike Guo **Professor of Computing Science in the Department of Computing** Imperial College London #### Doug Hague **Executive Director School of Data Science** University of North Carolina at Charlotte #### Christopher Healey **Professor of Computer Science and Goodnight Distinguished Professor, Institute for Advanced Analytics** NC State University #### Simon Holcombe **Academic Director, Masters of Business Analytics** University of Melbourne #### Patrick Jaillet **Dugald C. Jackson Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Co-Director, Operations Research Center** Massachusetts Institute of Technology #### Ouenniche Jamal **Professor & Chair in Business Analytics and Head of Management Science and Business Economic Group** University of Edinburgh Business School #### Ajay Katangur **Department Head, Professor of Computer Science** Missouri State University #### Jeffrey Keisler **Professor** University of Massachusetts #### John Lafferty **Professor of Statistics & Data Science** Yale University #### David Leake **Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering** Indiana University Bloomington #### Yann LeCun **Professor of Computer Science and Data Science** New York University #### Fei-Fei Li **Sequoia Professor in the Computer Science Department** Stanford University #### Hod Lipson **Professor, Researcher in Robotics, AI, Digital Design and Manufacturing** Columbia University #### Tung-Kuan Liu **Professor of Department of Mechanical & Automation Engineering and Graduate Institute of Industrial Design** National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology #### Radha Mahapatra **Professor and Department Chair, Information Systems and Operations Management** University of Texas-Arlington #### Jeffrey McConnell **Professor & Chair of the Computer Science Department** Canisius University #### Shannon McKeen **Professor of the Practice and the Executive Director of the Center for Analytics Impact** Wake Forest University #### Thomas Miller **Faculty Director, Data Science Program** Northwestern University #### Christophe Mues **Professor of Data Science and Information Systems** University of Southampton #### Andrew Ng **Adjunct Professor of Computer Science** Stanford University #### Raymond Ng **Director of Data Science Institute, Canada Research Chair in Data Science and Analytics** University of British Columbia #### David Parkes **George F. Colony Professor of Computer Science, Faculty Co-Director at Harvard Data Science Initiative** Harvard University #### Judea Pearl **Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Cognitive Systems Lab** University of California, Los Angeles #### Alex Pentland **Professor, Director of MIT Connection Science** Massachusetts Institute of Technology #### Michael Rappa **Goodnight Director & Distinguished University Professor, Institute for Advanced Analytics** NC State University #### Manjeet Rege **Professor and Chair of Department of Software & Data Science and Director, Center for Applied AI** University of St. Thomas #### Cynthia Rudin **Professor of Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Statistical Science, Mathematics, & Biostatistics & Bioinformatics** Duke University #### Elke Rundensteiner **Program Director, Data Science** Worcester Polytechnic Institute #### AnnaLee Saxenian **Deaba & Professor, School of Information** University of California, Berkeley #### James Short **Lead Scientist** San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego #### Claudio Silva **Professor of Data Science** New York University #### Lloyd Smith **Professor of Computer Science** Missouri State University #### Joel Sokol **Harold E. Smalley Professor and Director, Master of Science in Analytics** Georgia Institute of Technology #### James Spall **Chair of the Applied and Computational Mathematics Program and Co-Chair of the Data Science Program** Johns Hopkins University #### David Steier **Distinguished Service Professor** Carnegie Mellon University **Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences** University of California Berkeley #### Diane Strong **Department Head and Professor of IT and Data Science** Worcester Polytechnic Institute #### Masashi Sugiyama **Professor, Department of Complexity Science and Engineering** The University of Tokyo #### John Talburt **Professor of Information Science and Acxiom Chair of Information Quality** University of Arkansas at Little Rock #### Chung Piaw Teo **Professor and Provost's Chair Director, Institute of Operations Research & Analytics** National University of Singapore #### Sebastian Thrun **Professor** Stanford University #### Peter Triantafillou **Professor of Computer Science, Head of Data Science** University of Warwick #### Richard Turner **Professor of Machine Learning** University of Cambridge #### Pascal Tyrrell **Director of Data Science / Associate Professor** University of Toronto #### Richard Wang **Founder & Executive Director of MIT CDOIQ Program; Tenured Full Professor** University of Arkansas at Little Rock #### Gary Weiss **Professor of Computer & Information Science** Fordham University #### James Christopher Westland **Professor of Information & Decision Sciences** University of Illinois #### Kyu-Young Whang **Distinguished Professor of Computer Science** Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology #### Marcel Worring **Full Professor, Informatics Institute** University of Amsterdam #### Bin Yu **Professor of Statistics and Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences** University of California Berkeley #### Zhongju Zhang **Professor of Information Systems** Arizona State University Load More #### Explore other Categories & Lists and nominate someone today!  [![Now Accepting Nominations for 2024 - CDO Magazine ](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Now%20Accepting%20Nominations%20for%202024%20-%20CDO%20Magazine%20.png?width=1920&height=1080&name=Now%20Accepting%20Nominations%20for%202024%20-%20CDO%20Magazine%20.png "Now Accepting Nominations for 2024 - CDO Magazine ")](https://www.cdomagazine.tech/nominations-and-lists) © Copyright 2026 CDO Magazine. 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