(US and Canada) We are pleased to welcome Drew Smith to CDO Magazine’s Global Editorial Board. Smith is Chief Data and Analytics Officer for OhioHealth, where he works with leaders and associates across the system to improve patient outcomes, strengthen associate and community engagement, and boost financial and operational metrics using data-enabled insights.

Smith and his team are responsible for foundational, as well as advanced capabilities including Data Governance, Data Engineering, BI, AI/ML, and GenAI.

In his role prior to OhioHealth, Smith served as the Vice President of Global Data and Analytics for Little Caesar’s Enterprises and Ilitch Holdings where he led the work of enabling data-driven decisioning. He has worked for the International Institute for Analytics (IIA) where he led the Analytics Leadership Consortium, working with CDOs, VPs, and Directors from Fortune 500 companies across several sectors.

Before the IIA, Smith held several positions at IKEA leading: the national commercial analytics functions based in the US HQ, a global divisional analytics function based in the Global Product Development HQ in Sweden, as well as the first global enterprise analytics function based at the Global Retail HQ in the Netherlands.

Smith has a Bachelor’s in History and Political Science from Boston University and an MBA from The Smeal College of Business at Penn State.

As global thought leaders, CDO Magazine’s Editorial Board of top executives share 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 Drew Smith  to our growing Global Editorial Board membership.