Julia Bardmesser, Digital Transformation Executive, Joins CDO Magazine Global Editorial Board

(US and Canada) We are pleased to welcome Julia Bardmesser to CDO Magazine’s Global Editorial Board. Bardmesser is a technology, architecture, and data strategy executive with expertise in the financial services industry. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President, Head of Data, Architecture and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Technology at Voya Financial. In her role, Bardmesser led Voya’s data, cloud, and analytics transformation by leveraging enterprise data and technology capabilities. These capabilities enabled innovation, agility, and speed to market by reducing friction and delivering key insights from proprietary data.

Bardmesser has more than 20 years of experience in cross-platform solution delivery in the financial industry, architecture, data management, and data governance. Before joining Voya, she was a Global Head of Data Integration at Deutsche Bank. She led the implementation of a global metadata management platform that enabled data lineage and robust front-to-back data quality measurement. Bardmesser also held various leadership positions at Citi, FINRA, Freddie Mac, Thomson Financial Services, Bear Stearns, and Bloomberg L.P.

Bardmesser is a member of the board of directors for two technology startups — The Medici Project and Polymer — and is a founding member of Women Leaders in Data and Artificial Intelligence (WLDA). A sought-after speaker and mentor, Bardmesser has received industry recognition for her expertise. She was named to CDO Magazine’s List of Global Data Power Women for three consecutive years (2020-2022), named to the Top 150 Business Transformation Leaders by Constellation Research in 2019, and recognized as the Best Data Management Practitioner by A-Team Data Management Insight in 2017.

Bardmesser holds a Master of Arts in Economics from New York University.   

As global thought leaders, CDO Magazine’s Editorial Board of top executives shares their expert opinions and innovations in data and analytics. The board ensures that we champion the best companies, leaders, and insights that accelerate our community’s success. Members may serve as editorial writers, reviewers, content developers, and conference speakers.

The CDO Magazine community welcomes Julia Bardmesser to our growing Global Editorial Board membership.