Moves in March 2026
25 data and AI leadership moves announced this month, 9 of them for AI roles.
Markus Kede promoted at
LundbeckSenior VP and Chief AI Officer · CDO MagazineRoss Nordeen leaves
xAICo-founder · TechCrunchManuel Kroiss leaves
xAICo-founder · TechCrunchBudhu Bhaduri promoted at
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryChief Data Officer · CDO MagazineManoj Bohra joins
State StreetChief Data and AI Officer, from Google · CDO MagazineJeffrey Bardzell joins
Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePeterson Family Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · EdScoopRaghavendra Malpani promoted at
UiPathChief Product and Technology Officer · UiPath 8-K (SEC), filed 2026-03-25David Rice promoted at
HSBCChief AI Officer · CIO DiveJohn Lee joins
Charter CommunicationsHead of Intelligence Ventures, from Scout Data Advisors · Charter Communications via PR NewswireAlexander Bush joins
Associated Banc-CorpExecutive Vice President and Chief Data Officer · CDO MagazineNitesh Sharan leaves
SoundHound AIChief Financial Officer · SoundHound AI 8-K (SEC), filed 2026-03-18James Hom joins
SoundHound AIInterim Chief Financial Officer · SoundHound AI 8-K (SEC), filed 2026-03-18Dinesh Gupta joins
MSCIChief Data Officer and Global Head of Operations, from Goldman Sachs · CDO MagazineJon Francis promoted at
State FarmChief Data and Analytics Officer and Head of Digital Channel Performance · CDO MagazineCharles Worthington leaves
US Department of Veterans AffairsChief AI Officer and CTO · FedScoop
Ali Farhadi leaves
Ai2CEO · GeekWireBin Mu joins
Pacific LifeChief Data Officer · CDO MagazineMarkus Kede promoted at
LundbeckSenior Vice President, Chief AI Officer · Lundbeck via PR NewswireCaitlin Kalinowski leaves
OpenAIHead of Hardware · TechCrunchMilen Mahadevan promoted at
KrogerChief Data and AI Officer · CIO DiveGavin Kliger joins
US Department of DefenseChief Data Officer, from Department of Government Efficiency · DefenseScoopSonalee Parekh joins
SentinelOneChief Financial Officer · SentinelOne 8-K (SEC), filed 2026-03-05Kate Stepp promoted at Factset Research Systems IncChief AI Officer · Factset Research Systems Inc 8-K (SEC), filed 2026-03-04Kate Stepp promoted at
FactSetChief AI Officer · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1 (FactSet press release)Junyang Lin leaves
AlibabaTechnical lead, Qwen · TechCrunch