About Cindi Howson

Cindi Howson is a recognized leader in business analytics and data strategy, currently serving as Chief Data Strategy Officer at ThoughtSpot. She bridges the gap between business needs and technology, advising top organizations on how to become data-driven enterprises. In addition to shaping ThoughtSpot’s product strategy, Cindi hosts the award-winning The Data Chief podcast, where she explores data and AI trends and insights with top leaders driving change in their organizations

What Makes Cindi Stand Out?

Cindi brings unparalleled expertise to data and analytics. She was a Gartner Vice President and lead author of their Analytics and BI Magic Quadrant, introducing groundbreaking research in AI for good, NLP, and augmented analytics. She transformed Gartner’s BI bake-offs and innovation panels into global highlights, further solidifying her reputation as a thought leader.

She has been named a Top 25 AI Executive by Software Report in 2024, DataIQ100 in 2023 & 2024, Motivator of the Year, by Women Leaders in Data and AI (WLDA) in 2022, and CDO Magazine named her a Leading Data Consultant and Global Data Power Woman in 2022 and 2023. Cindi got her start in the industry by Instructing the world’s first global data warehouse for Dow Chemical in Switzerland in the early 1990s.