Sam Mukherjee currently serves as a Consultant specializing in AI review at Cepheid, focusing on AI and data readiness, use cases, architectures, and infrastructure insights. Prior to this, Sam held prominent roles such as Chief Data Officer and Data Products Leader at Coastal Community Bank, where collaboration with various teams defined and prioritized data products and services. At City National Bank, Sam led enterprise data strategy and programs, building on extensive experience as a Data & Analytics Director at EY, managing multiple leadership positions in the National Data Analytics practice for financial services. Other noteworthy positions include Senior Data Architect at Conversion Services International, Inc., Client Delivery Manager at IBM, and Technology & Data Manager at Accenture. Sam Mukherjee earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.