Inderpal S. Bhandari

Mr. Bhandari is the former Global Chief Data Officer at IBM, where he leveraged his extensive experience to lead IBM’s data strategy to ensure IBM remained the number one AI and hybrid cloud provider for the enterprise. Under his leadership, the Cognitive Enterprise Blueprint was created, a roadmap for IBM’s clients on their own transformation journeys. Prior to IBM, Mr. Bhandari spent more than 20 years in leadership roles at Cambia Health Solutions as Senior Vice President and Chief Data Officer and at Express Scripts/Medco Health Solutions as Vice President of Knowledge Solutions and Chief Data Officer.  Before Express Scripts/Medco Health Solutions, he founded Virtual Gold, growing the company into an international market leader for analytics in call centers and professional sports. In 2017, Mr. Bhandari was named U.S. Chief Data Officer of the Year by the Chief Data Officer (CDO) Club. Mr. Bhandari has served on the board of directors of the AES Corporation, a global energy company, since January 2024.