Kathleen Wiener
Prospect,CT
Summary
Senior data and AI advisory leader with 20+ years guiding CDOs, CIOs, and executive leadership teams through enterprise data transformation, AI-ready data foundations, and operating model modernization. Proven record of shaping multi-year data strategies, leading complex regulatory and modernization programs, and delivering measurable business outcomes across insurance, financial services, healthcare, and life sciences. Brings a rare combination of product ownership, consulting GTM, and delivery execution.
Results-driven executive with extensive experience in strategic leadership and operational excellence. Proven track record in driving growth, optimizing processes, and fostering team collaboration. Exceptional skills in strategic planning, financial management, and stakeholder engagement. Adaptable and reliable, consistently achieving high-impact results in dynamic environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President, Data Management Services & Product Owner
EXL Service
01.2025 - Current
- Act as CDO advisor and executive sponsor for enterprise clients adopting EXLdata.ai, an AI-native, agentic data management platform.
- Lead client advisory engagements, shaping data and AI strategies aligned to business outcomes, regulatory requirements, and AI readiness.
- Own product vision and roadmap for EXLdata.ai, translating market needs into scalable platform capabilities across engineering, governance, data quality, MDM, unstructured data, and DataOps.
- Drive consulting sales and GTM strategy, supporting multi-million-dollar data modernization, governance, and AI enablement programs.
- Guide clients through discovery, business case development, platform adoption, and value realization.
- Partner with delivery and engineering leaders to ensure advisory recommendations are operationalized and sustained.
Senior Director, Business & Information Management
Knights of Columbus
09.2021 - 09.2024
- Served as internal data strategy advisor to senior leadership, shaping enterprise information management priorities.
- Led operating model and platform modernization initiatives, delivering a 20% increase in operational efficiency.
- Established governance frameworks and data standards to improve trust, compliance, and executive decision-making.
- Acted as a bridge between business, IT, and analytics teams to drive enterprise alignment.
Senior Director, Data Management & Business Intelligence
Omega Engineering
11.2017 - 09.2021
- Led enterprise data strategy and BI transformation, improving data accuracy by 30%.
- Designed governance and quality frameworks, reducing discrepancies by 25%.
- Advised business leaders on analytics enablement, KPI design, and insight adoption, driving a 40% increase in analytics usage.
- Built scalable data operating models supporting growth and decision velocity.
Director, Enterprise Data Management & Innovation
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
12.2015 - 11.2017
- Led enterprise data modernization initiatives, improving data accuracy by 30% and reducing costs by 15%.
- Guided innovation efforts across data platforms and analytics, improving processing efficiency by 20%.
- Supported regulatory and compliance objectives through stronger governance and data controls.
Senior Director, Data Management
Travelers Insurance
03.2014 - 12.2015
- Advised leadership on data governance, risk, and analytics strategy in a regulated insurance environment.
- Improved data quality and accessibility by 15% through platform and process modernization.
- Strengthened compliance posture through enterprise data standards and controls.
Data Quality Center of Excellence Leader
Cigna
03.2010 - 03.2014
- Founded and led the Data Quality COE, improving enterprise data integrity by 25%.
- Designed stewardship models and governance frameworks reducing data errors by 30%.
- Established KPI-driven data quality monitoring aligned to executive reporting needs.
Education
MBA - Corporate Innovation
Post University
Waterbury, CTBS - Business Administration
Post University
Waterbury, CTSkills
- Team leadership
- Relationship building
- Decision-making
- Critical thinking
- Strategic planning
- Complex Problem-solving
- Staff development
- Performance monitoring
Certification
- Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
- Project Management Certification – EW Solutions
- Lean Six Sigma / Lean Concepts – EW Solutions
ADVISORY & CONSULTING CAPABILITIES
- CDO & CIO Advisory
- Enterprise Data & AI Strategy
- Data Operating Model Design
- AI-Ready Data Foundations
- Data Governance & Regulatory Alignment
- Data Quality, MDM & Reference Data
- Unstructured Data & Knowledge Graphs
- Legacy Modernization & System Decommissioning
- Data Product & Platform Strategy
- Client Sales, GTM & Executive Storytelling
- Program & Portfolio Leadership
- Value Realization & KPI Design
SELECTED ADVISORY IMPACT
- Advised executive teams on enterprise data strategy and AI adoption, improving data trust, regulatory posture, and analytics velocity.
- Led modernization programs delivering 20–40% improvements in data quality, reporting efficiency, and operational performance.
- Designed governance and stewardship models reducing data discrepancies by 25–30% in regulated environments.
- Guided organizations through legacy platform decommissioning, reducing cost and technical debt while maintaining business continuity.
- Positioned and sold AI-native data platforms through executive-level value narratives tied to risk, growth, and efficiency.
EXECUTIVE VALUE PROPOSITION
“I help CDOs move from fragmented, compliance-driven data programs to AI-ready, value-generating data platforms—reducing risk, accelerating insight, and enabling scalable growth.”
EXLdata.ai Innovation Award
EXLdata.ai Innovation Award – Recognized for pioneering the vision, strategy, and execution of EXLdata.ai, an agentic, AI-native data platform transforming enterprise data management through automation, governance, and AI-ready data foundations.
Timeline
Vice President, Data Management Services & Product Owner
EXL Service
01.2025 - Current
Senior Director, Business & Information Management
Knights of Columbus
09.2021 - 09.2024
Senior Director, Data Management & Business Intelligence
Omega Engineering
11.2017 - 09.2021
Director, Enterprise Data Management & Innovation
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
12.2015 - 11.2017
Senior Director, Data Management
Travelers Insurance
03.2014 - 12.2015
Data Quality Center of Excellence Leader
Cigna
03.2010 - 03.2014
BS - Business Administration
Post University
MBA - Corporate Innovation
Post University