Sam Davis
Senior Vice President, Chief Data Officer @AmeriLife
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Vice President, Chief Data Officer @AmeriLife
Lead enterprise-wide data and AI transformation for AmeriLife, a diversified financial-services organization with more than $14B in annual premiums and $8.8B in assets under management. Reporting to the COO, oversee a high-caliber data and analytics organization spanning engineering, AI/ML, governance, and business strategy. Drive modernization of the company’s data and technology foundation to accelerate integration, innovation, and measurable value across a broad portfolio of business units and acquisitions, leveraging modern cloud platforms to support scalability and performance.• Enterprise Data Strategy: Developing and executing a multi-year roadmap to unify and modernize data across the enterprise, embedding analytics into strategic decision-making and enabling scalable growth.• Advanced Analytics & Platforms: Expanding applied AI/ML and BI capabilities to enhance insight generation, improve efficiency, and create new business value.• Governance & Risk: Establishing enterprise-wide data governance and quality frameworks that strengthen integrity, compliance, and accountability.• Strategic Leadership: Collaborating across executive functions to align data and technology with corporate priorities, operational excellence, and long-term growth.
EDUCATION
Cornell University
Master’s Degree, Operations Research and Information Engineering
Cornell University
Bachelor’s Degree, Operations Research and Information Engineering
Northeastern University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrial Engineering
Northeastern University
Fellow, Gordon Engineering Leadership Program
ABOUT SAM DAVIS
Data and AI executive with over 15+ years of experience building high-impact data ecosystems and driving organization-wide change across Fortune 200 and global companies.After competing nationally as an athlete, I underwent major surgery early in my career; an experience that showed me firsthand how complex and fragmented systems can be in highly regulated industries like healthcare. It inspired a career-long focus on using data and technology to transform organizations, improve efficiency, and create lasting value.Since then, I have led enterprise-wide data and AI/ML transformations at AmeriLife, Sun Life, and Molina Healthcare, integrating technology, governance, and analytics to deliver measurable business impact. My work includes unifying data across diverse business portfolios, standardizing key performance measures, and enabling advanced analytics through modern cloud-based architectures such as Snowflake and Databricks. I build environments where data and AI operate as strategic assets, tightly integrated with operations to drive innovation, resilience, and value growth.Beyond industry leadership, I have published peer-reviewed research in optimization and decision sciences, bringing an evidence-based approach to business transformation and organizational strategy.
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