Data infrastructure
Data and analytics professionals in Data infrastructure
These data and analytics professionals hold or have held data, analytics, data science and data engineering roles at companies that build data platforms and database software. A reader can learn how data pipeline and platform choices get made and where they fall short.
Professionals to explore
01—10Abhishek Mishra
LinkedInExperience: Director of Data (Engineering and AI) · Snowflake
Director of Data (Engineering and AI) at Snowflake since 2026; the highlight describes driving the intersection of data engineering and AI at Snowflake, focusing on agentic workflows and LLM-ready data architectures. Other listed roles at Snowflake include Senior Manager, Data (2024–2026) and Manager Data Science Engineering Analytics (2021–2024). Also listed: BI and Integration Delivery Manager at Nuance Communications (2019–2021).
Anahita Tafvizi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Data & AI Officer · Snowflake
Chief Data & AI Officer at Snowflake since 2024; the highlight describes leading Snowflake's Data & Applied AI organization, spanning product management, engineering and data science. Former Vice President, Data Science & Business Operations at Instacart (2021–2024). Also Board Member at Candid since 2024 and Advisor at Lightspeed since 2026.
Anand Bihari
LinkedInExperience: Director - Data Operations · Informatica
Former Director - Data Operations at Informatica (2025–2026) and Associate Director - Data Operations at Informatica (2023–2025). Director - Data Analytics at Salesforce since 2026. Other listed roles include Data Architect at A.P. Moller - Maersk (2022–2023) and Application Architect at IBM (2021–2022). The highlight lists data architecture, data warehouse modernization, Azure data engineering, Databricks and Snowflake.
Feng Pan
LinkedInExperience: Head of Data Science · Databricks
Former Head of Data Science at Databricks (2021–2026); the highlight describes building the centralized full-stack DS org (60+ data scientists). Senior Director, Head of Data, Cloud AI at Google since 2026. Other listed roles include Vice President, Data Science and Applied ML, Disney Hulu and ESPN at The Walt Disney Company (2019–2021) and Director, Head of Business Data Science and Machine Learning at PayPal (2016–2017).
Hamin Oh
LinkedInExperience: Director, Data, Analytics & AI · Snowflake
Director, Data, Analytics & AI at Snowflake since 2025; the highlight describes building the future of work with Snowflake for Finance, HR, and Legal. Other listed roles at LinkedIn include Director, Strategic Finance Data and Analytics (FDnA) (2025), Senior Manager, Strategic Finance Data and Analytics (FDnA) (2023–2025) and Manager, Strategic Finance Data and Analytics (FDnA) (2021–2023).
James Isbell
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Analytics Engineering · Snowflake
Senior Director, Analytics Engineering at Snowflake since 2025. Former Senior Director of Strategic Programs (Data Analytics Office) at Snowflake (2025). The highlight describes Snowflake as a Software Development company founded in 2012. Other listed roles include Head of BizOps, Analytics, and Data Science at Mux (2023–2025), Director of Analytics & Data Science at Mux (2021–2023) and Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics, YouTube at YouTube (2016–2021).
Kumar Kambam
LinkedInExperience: Director - Cloud, Data, and Analytics · Oracle
Director - Cloud, Data, and Analytics at Oracle since 2014. The highlight describes leading and delivering Analytics, Cloud Computing Products, Cloud Infrastructure, Big Data, Data Integration, Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing initiatives. Other listed roles include Delivery Manager - Business Information Management (BIM) at Capgemini (2011–2014) and Sr. Principal Consultant at BI Consulting Group (2008–2011).
Qaisar Aftab Kiani
LinkedInExperience: Director - Global Head of Data & Architecture Practice - GSIH EMEA, India, Pakistan · Teradata
Director - Global Head of Data & Architecture Practice - GSIH EMEA, India, Pakistan at Teradata since 2024. Other listed roles at Teradata include Director - Global Head of Data Practice - GDC EMEA, India, Pakistan (2022–2024), Data Engineering Solution Lead - Global Delivery Centers (2020–2023) and Data Design Solution Lead - Global Delivery Centers (2017–2020). The highlight describes expertise in the architectural design of enterprise-grade analytic platforms.
Raj Biswas
LinkedInExperience: Director, Big Data and Machine Learning · Hortonworks
Former Director, Big Data and Machine Learning at Hortonworks (2016–2018). Strategic Industry Leader Solutions Architecture at Databricks since 2025; the highlight describes Databricks as offering a unified platform for data, analytics and AI. Other listed roles include Head of Data Engineering & Analytics, Vice President at GEP Worldwide (2022) and Director Azure, Advanced Analytics & Machine Learning at Microsoft (2018–2022).
Sumitha Poornachandran
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering, Data Engineering Infrastructure · Cloudera
Director of Engineering, Data Engineering Infrastructure at Cloudera since 2025. Former Director of Engineering at LinkedIn (2020–2023) and Head of Data Insights Engineering at Lyft (2017–2020). The highlight describes leading ML infrastructure, data and business intelligence platforms and building LinkedIn's DataLake engineering org. Also Founder at MockX since 2024.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01When you chose a data platform or pipeline tool, which criteria turned out to matter most a year later?
- 02Where did data quality or pipeline reliability problems hurt decisions most, and how did you fix them?
- 03How do you decide what to build in-house and what to buy for a data stack?
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