--- title: CDO Magazine Top 25 Ohio Data & AI Leaders 2026 description: CDO Magazine proudly presents the Top 25 Ohio Data & AI Leaders 2026, recognizing the executives shaping how the Midwest’s most influential organizations leverage data, analytics, and AI to drive measurable enterprise impact. image: https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hubfs/OH_FULL%20BANNER.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/2026/top-25-ohio-data-ai-leaders#main) [![CDO\_Mag\_Logo\_BK\_BL-1](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/CDO_Mag_Logo_BK_BL-1.png?width=250&height=71&name=CDO_Mag_Logo_BK_BL-1.png) ![SR Logo Dark](https://8510912.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/8510912/SR%20Logo%20Dark.svg) ![CDO\_Mag\_Logo\_BK\_BL-1](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/CDO_Mag_Logo_BK_BL-1.png?width=250&height=71&name=CDO_Mag_Logo_BK_BL-1.png) ![SR Logo Dark](https://8510912.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/8510912/SR%20Logo%20Dark.svg)](https://www.cdomagazine.tech/) ![CDO\_Top 25 Ohio Data & AI Leaders List 2026\_Logo](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/CDO_Top%2025%20Ohio%20Data%20%26%20AI%20Leaders%20List%202026_Logo.png?width=800&height=585&name=CDO_Top%2025%20Ohio%20Data%20%26%20AI%20Leaders%20List%202026_Logo.png)   CDO Magazine proudly presents the Top 25 Ohio Data & AI Leaders 2026, recognizing the executives shaping how the Midwest’s most influential organizations leverage data, analytics, and AI to drive measurable enterprise impact. Ohio has long been a center of operational excellence and industrial leadership. Today, that legacy is being transformed by data and AI. From global manufacturers modernizing complex supply chains to healthcare systems advancing patient outcomes, and from major financial institutions strengthening risk and fraud capabilities to universities driving research and innovation, organizations across the state are embedding data and AI into the core of how they operate. The leaders honored in this year’s list represent a powerful cross-section of the state’s economy, spanning healthcare and insurance, retail and consumer goods, banking and financial services, aerospace and advanced manufacturing, industrial equipment and materials, energy and utilities, logistics and transportation, and leading research universities and academic medical centers. These honorees hold senior leadership roles responsible for enterprise data strategy, advanced analytics, AI, digital transformation, information technology, data governance, machine learning engineering, and technology modernization. Together, these executives reflect the depth, resilience, and forward-looking leadership that define Ohio’s enterprise data and AI ecosystem.  The Top 25 Ohio Data & AI Leaders will be celebrated during an exclusive Awards Presentation and Reception at the **[CDO Magazine Columbus Leadership Summit](https://live.cdomagazine.tech/2026_Columbus_Leadership_Summit)**, on **April 16**, at the **Renaissance Columbus Downtown**, where senior data and AI executives will gather for peer-level connection and forward-looking conversations on the future of enterprise data leadership. **Join us in recognizing the leaders shaping Ohio’s data-driven future.**   ![Barba Jorge](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Barba%20Jorge.png?width=300&height=300&name=Barba%20Jorge.png) **Jorge Barba**   **American Electric Power** Managing Director & Head, Enterprise AI ![Baymiller Annie](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Baymiller%20Annie.png?width=300&height=300&name=Baymiller%20Annie.png) **Annie Baymiller**   **Owens Corning** EVP & Global Chief Information Officer ![Brady Amy](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Brady%20Amy.png?width=300&height=300&name=Brady%20Amy.png) **Amy Brady**   **KeyBank** Chief Information Officer ![Castillo Alexandra](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Castillo%20Alexandra.png?width=300&height=300&name=Castillo%20Alexandra.png) **Alexandra Castillo**   **UC Health** VP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer ![Chennuru Ashok](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Chennuru%20Ashok.png?width=300&height=300&name=Chennuru%20Ashok.png) **Ashok Chennuru**   **Elevance Health** Chief Data & Digital AI Transformation Officer ![Cosset Yael](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Cosset%20Yael.png?width=300&height=300&name=Cosset%20Yael.png) **Yael Cosset**   **Kroger** EVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer ![Cottone\_Ursula](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Cottone_Ursula.png?width=300&height=300&name=Cottone_Ursula.png) **Ursula Cottone**   **Huntington Bank** EVP, Chief Data & Architecture Officer ![deGaia Jasmine](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/deGaia%20Jasmine.png?width=300&height=300&name=deGaia%20Jasmine.png) **Jasmine de Gaia**   **Wells Fargo** Managing Director & Head, AI & Enterprise Data Assets ![Deshmukh\_Dinakar](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Deshmukh_Dinakar.png?width=300&height=300&name=Deshmukh_Dinakar.png) **Dinakar Deshmukh**   **GE Aerospace** VP, Data Science & Analytics ![Dietrich Lisa](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Dietrich%20Lisa.png?width=300&height=300&name=Dietrich%20Lisa.png) **Lisa Dietrich**   **Lincoln Electric Holdings** EVP & Chief Digital Information Officer ![Donovan Chris](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Donovan%20Chris.png?width=300&height=300&name=Donovan%20Chris.png) **Chris Donovan**   **Medical Mutual of Ohio** EVP, Chief Data & Information Officer ![Golden Rob](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Golden%20Rob.png?width=300&height=300&name=Golden%20Rob.png) **Rob Golden**   **Great American Insurance Group** Chief Data & Analytics Officer ![Goldman Jeff](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Goldman%20Jeff.png?width=300&height=300&name=Goldman%20Jeff.png) **Jeff Goldman**   **Procter & Gamble** VP, Enterprise Data Science ![Hatchett Sarah](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Hatchett%20Sarah.png?width=300&height=300&name=Hatchett%20Sarah.png) **Sarah Hatchett**   **Cleveland Clinic** SVP & Chief Information Officer ![Kean Ryan](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Kean%2c%20Ryan.png?width=300&height=300&name=Kean%2c%20Ryan.png) **Ryan Kean**   **Total Quality Logistics** Chief Information Officer ![Lowden Rob](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Lowden%20Rob.png?width=300&height=300&name=Lowden%20Rob.png) **Rob Lowden**   **The Ohio State University** SVP & Chief Information Officer ![Marlow Tom](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Marlow%20Tom.png?width=300&height=300&name=Marlow%20Tom.png) **Tom Marlow**   **Liberty Mutual Insurance** VP, Global Data & Analytics ![Mehta Bhavna](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Mehta%20Bhavna.png?width=300&height=300&name=Mehta%20Bhavna.png) **Bhavna Mehta**   **Cincinnati Children's Hospital** AVP,  Data & Analytics ![Murray Nathan](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Murray%20Nathan.png?width=300&height=300&name=Murray%20Nathan.png) **Nathan Murray**   **Fifth Third Bank** SVP & Chief Data Officer ![Prabhakaran Bharath](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Prabhakaran%20Bharath.png?width=300&height=300&name=Prabhakaran%20Bharath.png) **Bharath Prabhakaran**   **University of Cincinnati** VP, Chief Digital Officer ![Schalmo\_Ross](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Schalmo_Ross.png?width=300&height=300&name=Schalmo_Ross.png) **Ross Schalmo**   **Eaton** VP & Chief Data Officer ![Starr Brett](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Starr%20Brett.png?width=300&height=300&name=Starr%20Brett.png) **Brett Starr**   **Cincinnati Insurance** VP, MLOps, Data Engineering & Intelligent Automation ![Shannon Terry](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Shannon%20Terry.png?width=300&height=300&name=Shannon%20Terry.png) **Shannon Terry**   **Nationwide** Chief Advanced Analytics Officer ![Valencia Devon](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Valencia%20Devon.png?width=300&height=300&name=Valencia%20Devon.png) **Devon Valencia**   **CareSource** Chief Information Officer ![Wheeler Jennifer](https://lp.cdomagazine.tech/hs-fs/hubfs/Nominations%20and%20Lists%20HEADSHOTS/2026/February%20-%20Top%2025%20Ohio/Wheeler%20Jennifer.png?width=300&height=300&name=Wheeler%20Jennifer.png) **Jennifer Wheeler**   **Cardinal Health** Vice President, Data Office **B**   **A** S **B**   **A** S **B**   **A** S **B**   **A** S ##### 🗓️ April 16, 2026 # Columbus 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