Who runs data and AI

103 moves, 30 days · 384 in their seats

Moves in March 2026

25 data and AI leadership moves announced this month, 9 of them for AI roles.

PromotedMar 30, 2026Markus Kede promoted at LundbeckSenior VP and Chief AI Officer · CDO MagazineLeftMar 28, 2026Ross Nordeen leaves xAICo-founder · TechCrunchLeftMar 28, 2026Manuel Kroiss leaves xAICo-founder · TechCrunchPromotedMar 27, 2026Budhu Bhaduri promoted at Oak Ridge National LaboratoryChief Data Officer · CDO MagazineJoinedMar 26, 2026Manoj Bohra joins State StreetChief Data and AI Officer, from Google · CDO MagazineJoinedMar 26, 2026Jeffrey Bardzell joins Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePeterson Family Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · EdScoopPromotedMar 25, 2026Raghavendra Malpani promoted at UiPathChief Product and Technology Officer · UiPath 8-K (SEC), filed 2026-03-25PromotedMar 24, 2026David Rice promoted at HSBCChief AI Officer · CIO DiveJoinedMar 23, 2026John Lee joins Charter CommunicationsHead of Intelligence Ventures, from Scout Data Advisors · Charter Communications via PR NewswireJoinedMar 20, 2026Alexander Bush joins Associated Banc-CorpExecutive Vice President and Chief Data Officer · CDO MagazineLeftMar 18, 2026Nitesh Sharan leaves SoundHound AIChief Financial Officer · SoundHound AI 8-K (SEC), filed 2026-03-18JoinedMar 18, 2026James Hom joins SoundHound AIInterim Chief Financial Officer · SoundHound AI 8-K (SEC), filed 2026-03-18JoinedMar 18, 2026Dinesh Gupta joins MSCIChief Data Officer and Global Head of Operations, from Goldman Sachs · CDO MagazinePromotedMar 16, 2026Jon Francis promoted at State FarmChief Data and Analytics Officer and Head of Digital Channel Performance · CDO MagazineLeftMar 12, 2026Charles Worthington leaves US Department of Veterans AffairsChief AI Officer and CTO · FedScoopLeftMar 12, 2026Ali Farhadi leaves Ai2CEO · GeekWireJoinedMar 11, 2026Bin Mu joins Pacific LifeChief Data Officer · CDO MagazinePromotedMar 10, 2026Markus Kede promoted at LundbeckSenior Vice President, Chief AI Officer · Lundbeck via PR NewswireLeftMar 7, 2026Caitlin Kalinowski leaves OpenAIHead of Hardware · TechCrunchPromotedMar 6, 2026Milen Mahadevan promoted at KrogerChief Data and AI Officer · CIO DiveJoinedMar 6, 2026Gavin Kliger joins US Department of DefenseChief Data Officer, from Department of Government Efficiency · DefenseScoopJoinedMar 5, 2026Sonalee Parekh joins SentinelOneChief Financial Officer · SentinelOne 8-K (SEC), filed 2026-03-05PromotedMar 4, 2026Kate Stepp promoted at Factset Research Systems IncChief AI Officer · Factset Research Systems Inc 8-K (SEC), filed 2026-03-04PromotedMar 4, 2026Kate Stepp promoted at FactSetChief AI Officer · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1 (FactSet press release)LeftMar 3, 2026Junyang Lin leaves AlibabaTechnical lead, Qwen · TechCrunch