Bring the complexity.
I bring the Clarity.
Fractional Data & AI Leadership | Strategic Advisory
Define. Solve. Deliver. Priya Reddy provides fractional Chief Data and AI Officer leadership for financial services and fintech businesses, from startups to $500M in revenue. She built data foundations and aligned teams to help launch a lending business and scale its portfolio from $0 to $150M in year one and $3B+ in three years.
Today, she brings 20+ years of data and technology experience into boardrooms, classrooms, and advisory roles across industries, helping leaders define the right problems, build the right foundations, and turn data and AI strategy into measurable business results.
Recognized among the 100 Most Influential AI Leaders Award and as a 2025 Women in Technology honoree by DBJ, Priya’s superpower is turning data into a true business asset, pairing enterprise-grade governance with human-centered innovation to drive outcomes and fuel growth without sacrificing trust.
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Join a Community of Modern Leaders Moving Data & AI Forward
Scaling with data is messy. Compliance is unforgiving. And hype won’t get you to IPO.
Data Forward is Priya Reddy’s weekly briefing for leaders who can’t afford to get data wrong. Each edition delivers boardroom-tested strategies and IPO-proven lessons that cut through noise and turn complexity into clarity.
Expect sharp insights, practical frameworks, and 1–2 actionable moves you can implement immediately — built for founders, executives, and boards navigating growth, governance, and innovation in the data age.
Meet the Founder, Priya Reddy
Priya Reddy is an AI & Data investor, board member, and faculty in Chief Data & AI Officer program.
She has built data and analytics functions from the ground up, scaled portfolios worth hundreds of millions, and helped lead a company through IPO, experiences that now inform her practical and forward-looking perspective on data leadership. Recognized among the Global Data Power Women and a Data Leader of the Year finalist, Priya advises boards, founders, and executives on how to scale responsibly while safeguarding trust and compliance.
Through Data Forward, she shares boardroom-tested strategies and IPO-proven lessons to help leaders navigate growth, governance, and innovation in the age of AI.
Awards and Recognitions:
- 2x Global Data Power Women - CDO Magazine
- 100 Most Influential AI Leaders Award – AIM Council MachineCon
- Data Leader of the Year, Finalist - WLDA (World Leaders In Data & AI)
- Women in Technology Award – DBJ (Dallas Business Journal)
- Emerging Company CIO/CTO, Finalist - Tech Titans
- Women in Business Finalist – Dallas Business Journal
- Responsible Tech Leader, Finalist - WLDA(World Leaders In Data & AI)
- Bridge Builder - Stability Award - Santander Consumer USA
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Reddy2Grow is more than a podcast; it’s a movement to amplify women’s voices in STEM. Each episode is designed to ignite ambition, expand possibility, and remind listeners that the future of STEM isn’t just being built, it’s being transformed by women who are Reddy2Grow.