The CDO Club gives the annual “CDO of the Year” award to inspiring digital and data leaders. The award recognizes both Chief Digital Officers (since 2013) and Chief Data Officers (since 2016), in these regions – the US, UK, EU, ANZ, and Japan:
Chief DATA Officers of the Year |
2020
Mona Siddiqui
Former Chief Data Officer
The U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
US CDO of the Year 2020
2019
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| Yuji Yasuda Executive Officer & Chief Data Officer Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Japan CDO of the Year 2019 |
Linda Avery Chief Data Officer Federal Reserve Bank of New York US CDO of the Year 2019 |
2018 |
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| Anthony Scriffignano, Ph.D. SVP, Chief Data Scientist Dun & Bradstreet US CDO of the Year 2018 |
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2017 |
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| Lauren Sager Weinstein Chief Data Officer Transport for London (TfL) UK CDO of the Year 2017 |
Inderpal Bhandari Global Chief Data Officer IBM US CDO of the Year 2017 |
Simon Bligh CEO of Dun & Bradstreet ANZ Former Chief Data Officer Veda ANZ CDO of the Year 2017 |
2016 |
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| DJ Patil Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist White House Office of Science & Technology Policy US CDO of the Year 2016 |
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Chief DIGITAL Officers of the Year |
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2019 |
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| Aya Komaki President/CEO & Chief Digital Officer Sanrio Entertainment Co., Ltd. Japan CDO of the Year 2019 |
Atif Rafiq President of Commercial and Growth MGM Resorts International (Former CDO, Volvo Cars) US CDO of the Year 2019 |
2018 |
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| Fred Santarpia Chief Digital Officer Condé Nast US CDO of the Year 2018 |
Kazuo Iwano Chief Digital Officer Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation Japan CDO of the Year 2018 |
Koichi Narasaki Group Chief Digital Officer Sompo Holdings, Inc. Japan CDO of the Year 2018 |
2017 |
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| Sarah Wilkinson CEO NHS Digital UK CDO of the Year 2017 |
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| Thomas Hjelm Chief Digital Officer NPR US CDO of the Year 2017 |
Clive Dickens Chief Digital Officer Seven West Media ANZ CDO of the Year 2017 |
Tsuguhide Nagase Chief Digital Officer L’Oréal Japan Japan CDO of the Year 2017 |
2016 |
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| Bertrand Bodson Chief Digital & Marketing Officer Sainsbury’s Argos UK CDO of the Year 2016 |
Rebekah Horne Chief Digital Officer National Rugby League AU CDO of the Year 2016 |
Linda Boff Chief Marketing Officer GE US CDO of the Year 2016 |
2015 |
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| Adam Brotman Chief Digital Officer Starbucks Coffee Company US CDO of the Year 2015 |
Tanya Cordrey Chief Digital Officer Guardian News & Media UK CDO of the Year 2015 |
Patrick Hoffstetter Chief Digital Officer Renault EU CDO of the Year 2015 |
2014 |
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| Rachel S. Haot Chief Digital Officer City of New York US CDO of the Year 2014 |
Mike Bracken Chief Digital Officer Government Digital Service UK CDO of the Year 2014 |
2013 |
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| Teddy Goff Digital Director Obama for America US CDO of the Year 2013 |
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Read the articles below to learn about their achievements:
Mona Siddiqui
Yuji Yasuda
Aya Komaki
Atif Rafiq
Linda Avery
Fred Santarpia
Anthony Scriffignano, Ph.D.
Lauren Sager Weinstein
Inderpal Bhandari
Simon Bligh
DJ Patil
Sarah Wilkinson
Thomas Hjelm
Clive Dickens
Tsuguhide Nagase
Bertrand Bodson
Linda Boff
Rebekah Horne
Patrick Hoffstetter
- EU Chief Digital Officer of the Year, Patrick Hoffstetter, on Digital Transformation at Renault [VIDEO]
- Renault’s Chief Digital Officer Patrick Hoffstetter Named First EU CDO of the Year 2015 by CDO Club
- Renault Chief Digital Officer Patrick Hoffstetter to keynote CDO Summit Amsterdam
Tanya Cordrey
- 5 Ways Big Organizations Can Win At Digital [VIDEO]
- CDO Club Names Guardian News and Media’s Tanya Cordrey U.K. Chief Digital Officer of the Year 2015
Adam Brotman
Mike Bracken
Rachel Haot
- Five Steps for Improving Government and Public Engagement Through Digital Innovation, with Rachel S. Haot
- Rachel S. Haot Chief Digital Officer at New York State named CDO of the Year 2014 by CDO Club [VIDEO]
Teddy Goff
Teddy Goff named inaugural U.S. CDO of the Year 2013 by CDO Club founder David Mathison
