(US and Canada) We are pleased to welcome Kelly Dearwester to CDO Magazine’s Global Editorial Board. As Chief Data Officer at Old National Bank, he leads and executes the bank’s data strategy and budget across 200-plus business applications. The $50 billion organization has about 4,000 full-time employees.

Dearwester, a senior executive with 29 years of experience, advocates for leveraging data as an asset across the organization to obtain sustained business value. He is a passionate, hands-on organizational leader recognized for consistently delivering scalable solutions to support the business and striking a balance between meeting market and financial objectives. Dearwester focuses on team building and employee career development.

He has developed a strong, inclusive operations model in partnership with the bank’s Chief Information Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer to enable strategy execution and alignment with digital transformation. Dearwester chairs the Data Strategy Executive Committee, which reviews strategy, policy, governance, and capital plans in partnership with the Executive Leadership Team. The Chief Data Office, under his direction, includes CECL, Analytics, Data Science (AI/ML), Data Privacy & Use, Data Policy & Standards, Records Retention, Master Data Management, and Data Governance (Data Quality, Lineage, Catalogue, Data Transformation) teams. 

He has accumulated a wealth of knowledge about leveraging data as an asset across telecommunications, insurance and banking,  and federal, state, and local government. Dearwester has been recognized for building a state-of-the-art data solution for public safety that significantly reduced the time to identify and apprehend criminals across Ohio.

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 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 Kelly Dearwester to our growing Global Editorial Board membership.