Diwakar Goel is a Senior Executive with nearly 15 years of experience in the IT / Software industry across industry verticals such as Energy, Aviation, Consumer goods and other Manufacturing and Technology Services. He is a thought leader with notable track record delivering Digital Transformation & Innovation with expertise in areas such as Big Data, Application development, ERP, Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and Mobile technologies. In his current role as Vice President and Global Chief Data Officer at GE, Diwakar is responsible for driving Data & Analytics practice for all Industrial businesses and Global Ops (GE’s GBS serving finance and operational finance functions). He has created an analytical and operational data platform with rich AI capabilities to drive $500MM+ of annual productivity by 2020, through a series of persona aware products that transform the existing operations of the 25k+ employees.