Anjali Gupta Reddi

Meet 𝐀𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢: The Inventor-CDO. While many leaders talk about data strategy, Anjali is one of the few who has actually 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 that powers it.

A global "Top 100 AI Thought Leader," she pairs a builder’s mindset with a C-Suite perspective. Currently a 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫, she has spent 20+ years architecting the data backbones of Citi, Dow Jones, and Dun & Bradstreet.

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🔬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫

Anjali holds significant US patents (including US 9390176) for inventing systems that recursively traverse the internet to identify and qualify business identities. This isn't just "web scraping" but a sophisticated method for machines to autonomously gather, adjudicate, and map complex business relationships. This technical foundation is why she is uniquely qualified to lead "Responsible AI" initiatives; Anjali understands the math and the logic behind the models, not just the business outcomes.

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🏗️ 𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 & 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚"

As the 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐃𝐎 𝐚𝐭 Dow Jones, Anjali used her innovator's edge to execute a massive cultural shift. She transformed a legacy news organisation into a data-driven powerhouse by unifying data across The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s. Her work proved that data is the "new fuel" for media, using AI-powered products to catalyse massive growth in subscriber engagement.

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🔒 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧

At Citigroup, Anjali tackled data at its most complex. As 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫, she modernised the engineering platforms for Citi Commercial Bank, creating a 360-degree client view from thousands of disparate systems. For Anjali, governance isn't a "check-the-box" exercise but an essential framework that allows high-speed AI innovation to happen safely in highly regulated markets.

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💡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧

Anjali is a tireless advocate for the next generation. As an 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 CDO Magazine and a mentor for "Women in Data & AI," she ensures the future of technology is inclusive and ethical. Whether she is serving on the America India Tech Council or coaching students, her mission is to ensure that AI is built with both integrity and community in mind.

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