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2026

ONCON ICON AWARDS

The OnCon Icon Awards recognize the top data and analytics professionals in the entire world. Finalists were voted on by peers to determine the winners (click here to see how winners are chosen). The 2026 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2026 on April 28th.

EXPLORE THE 2026 WINNERS

Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection. 

TOP 100 DATA & ANALYTICS PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Adam Wallitt | Chief Revenue Officer | Venture5

  • Aisha Tritle | VP of Insights Analytics & Strategy | YouGov

  • Ajay Mache | Director Data Science & Analytcis | Healthcare Financial Inc.

  • Alex Tait | Head Data & AI Governance | RBC Wealth Management

  • Ankit Anand | Data Management Architect | Syniti

  • Anusha Dwivedula | Director of Product Analytics | Morningstar

  • Arvind Kaushik | Senior Director Enterprise Data & Analytics | Mattel Inc.

  • Arya Sarkar | Director-Decision Science | Novartis

  • Athina Kanioura | Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer | PepsiCo

  • Bhagyesh Phanse | SVP Chief Data & Analytics Officer | Starbucks

  • Bhavika Unnadkat | Head of Data Analytics and Governance | Energy Australia

  • Bhuvan Bhatia | Senior Data Engineer | Navan

  • Bill Franks | Director Center for Data Science and Analytics | Kennesaw State University

  • Biswajit Mahapatra | Head of Enterprise Data | Texas Capital

  • Celeste Fralick | CDO and Managing Partner | Purkinje Science and Technology

  • Chaitanya Garikapati | Head of Data & Analytics Pet Nutrition North America | MARS

  • Deepika Kaushal | Head-Enterprise Analytics | Tesco Business Solutions

  • Deva Revuri | Vice President- Global Data and Analytics | GM Financial

  • Dilip Singh | Vice President Data & Analytics | Equifax

  • Gayathri Boyalakuntla | Director | Deutsche Bank

  • Goutham Budati | VP Data Strategy and Insights | The Farmer's Dog

  • Gurprit Singh | Head of Data | Partners Capital

  • Himanshu Kalkar | SVP Head of Products AI & Tech | Fidelity Investments

  • Inderjeet Singh | Sr. Director AI R&D | Infor

  • James Mission | VP of Data | Flipside Crypto

  • Jayanth Srinivasan | Director Aml/atf Data Analytics and Operations | EQ Bank | Equitable Bank

  • Jena Zangs | Chief Data & Analytical Officer | University of St. Thomas

  • Josh Temin | Director Data Science and Analytics | Clarivate

  • Kishore Pothuri | Executive Director of Biometrics Clinical Data Services and Operations | Vita Global Sciences

  • Livia Kessler | Head of Analytics Delivery | Bon Secours Mercy Health

  • Lucy Liu | Executive Director | Itt Inc.

  • Manish Kothari | Director Big Data Analytics Platform and Enterprise Data Warehouse | Sandisk

  • Martin Miller | Chief Technology Officer | M-Vision

  • Michael Woodford | Chief Data Officer | Oregon Department of Transportation

  • Michaelia Banning | Director Product Management | Unity Health Toronto

  • Moataz Mahmoud | SVP Enterprise Data Management | First Citizens Bank

  • Nisha Dulhani | Vice President - Big Data And Advanced Analytics | Vodafone Idea Ltd

  • Pankaj Agrawal | Director - Data and Analytics | Aurora Cannabis Inc.

  • Piyush Jain | Director Data Governance | The Progressive Corporation

  • Pramod Misra | Director of Data Analytics & AI automation | Snellings Walters Insurance Agency

  • Raj Kumar Devarakonda | Principal Statistical Programmer | Fortrea

  • Rajesh Sura | Head of Data Engineering and Analytics | Amazon

  • Richard Allen | Chief Data Officer | US Environmental Protection Agency

  • Robin Pearson | People Analytics Lead | Mott MacDonald

  • Samuel Cavazos | Chief Data Scientist | Alshival.Ai

  • Sandhya Chandrasekhar | Associate Vice President Enterprise Analytics & Data Engineering | Memorial Hermann Health System

  • Saydulu Kolasani | SVP, Chief Digital & Technolgy Officer | AXS

  • Sharath Tadepalli | Director and Global Practise Leader | HGS

  • Shivanku Misra | Vice President Enterprise Advanced Analytics | McKesson

  • SriHarsha Anand Pushkala | Director Fraud Strategy and Analytics | Atlanticus

  • Srinivas Krovvidy | Vice President Analytics Technology | Fannie Mae

  • Tarun Sood | Chief Data and AI Officer | American Century Investments

  • Troy Scrimgeour | Director Data and Analytics | Ontic

  • Venit Bhanawat | Global Vice President Data Analytics and Digital | McKesson

  • Vibhu Tandon | Executive Director - Data Analytics & Insights | MedHealth

  • Vijay Vaibhav Singh | Sr. Manager Data Science | The Home Depot

  • Vimal Sharma | Sr. Manager Data Engineering and Analytics | National Board of Medical Examiners

  • Yvonne Lau | Head Of Data Science And Analytics | Rocket Travel Inc.

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TOP 50 DATA & ANALYTICS PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Abhijeet Gulati | Head of AI Sr Director of AI & ML Engineering | Mitchell International

  • Adam Barrett | VP of AI Data and R&D | Spectrum Communications & Consulting

  • Adelaide Meal | Group Head of Data | Aventum Group

  • Akshat Kharaya | Senior Director Data Science | McKesson

  • Andrea Vanin | Head of Marketing | The Source for Learning

  • Anu Varghese | Director of Business Data Analysis | PS Lifestyle

  • Bridget Mathis | Director Data Analytics and Technological Solutions | New York City Police Department

  • Charles Abraham | Director Data and Analytics | Gainwell Technologies

  • Dane Hudelson | Senior Director Enterprise Data Analytics | Sanford Health

  • Daniel Domingos | Director of Data & AI | NTT Data

  • Dora Fong | Director Data & Analytics | iCrossing a division of Hearst

  • Gabor Harsanyi | Head of M&CR Data Office | Ericsson AB

  • Ganesh Sivakumar | Global Chief Data Analytics & AI Officer | Mead Johnson Nutrition

  • Gopi Krishna Pamula | Staff Engineer | Mitchell Martin Inc

  • Gretchen Stewart | Principal Engineer - AI Solution Architect | Intel Corporation

  • Heather Harris | Field Chief Data & Analytics Officer | Alteryx

  • Iurii Iurchenko | Senior Data Engineer | Life Line Screening

  • Jay Visconti | Sr. Director Data Analytics & Statistics | General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)

  • Jimmi Rai | VP Pricing and Comercial Analytics | HD Supply

  • Jose Paulino | Head of Data & Analytics at AES Non-US | The AES Corporation

  • Kinjal Shah | Head of Site Analytics and Experimentation | Chewy Inc.

  • Kumar Vellore | Managing Director - Data and Analytics | LevelShift

  • Lauren Krauth | Head of Data Analysis | Nordic Global

  • Mohan Krishna Mannava | Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Leader | Texas Health Resources

  • Naresh Dulam | Vice President of Software Engineering | JP Morgan Chase

  • Niklas Ek | Group Head of Insights & Analytics | PureGym Group

  • Pieter-Paul Ploeg | Head of Data & Analytics | Lagunitas Brewing Company

  • Rahul Singh | Chief Analytics Officer | Sigmoid Analytics

  • Rahul Wankhede | Director Data Science | Humana

  • Rishabh Samdarshi | Senior Data Scientist | Meta

  • Rupam Priya | Manager - Marketing Analytics | Wynn Resorts Las Vegas

  • Ryan Lacina | VP - Business Analytics | 2020 Companies

  • Salvador Hernandez | Chief Data Officer | Frisa Forjados

  • Sampath Madanu | Statistical Programming Associate Director Programming Portfolio Lead | AstraZeneca

  • Sohaib Irshad | Data and Analytics Director - Europe and Australia | AXS

  • Sumit Kumar | Director Data & Analytics | Regency Centers

  • Vamshi Krishna Pamula | Senior Solutions Architect | Artek Solutions Inc

  • Victoria Gamerman | Global Head of Digital Transformation | Boehringer

  • Vishal Chaudhry | Chief Data Officer | Washington State Health Care Authority

  • Zachary Elewitz | Head of Enterprise AI Lab | McKesson

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TOP 10 DATA & ANALYTICS PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Eric Messenger | IT Director of Corporate Data and Analytics | Intel Corporation

  • Karthikeyan Ilangovan | Vice President - Data Analytics and AI/ML | MODE Global

  • Meredith Nasara | AVP Claims Data & Analytics | Aviva Canada

  • Michael Bristol | Director of Business Intelligence and Data Analytics | WinnCompanies

  • MuthuKumaraPandian Chandrasekaran | Chief AI Architect | CitiusTech

  • Pablo Gomez | Director – Data & Analytics | FTI Consulting

  • Sirisha Nukala | Sr Director | Louis Vuitton

  • Vin Mitty PhD | Director of Data Science and AI | LegalShield / PPLSI

  • Vinod Samala | Director - Data Product Lead | Regeneron

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DATA & ANALYTICS PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Shankar Narayanan SGS | Principal Architect | Microsoft

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