Cindi Howson

Cindi Howson is an accomplished data strategy leader currently serving as Chief Data Strategy Officer at ThoughtSpot since April 2019, where advisory roles focus on leveraging data for business impact and fostering co-innovation with product teams. Additionally, Cindi holds advisory roles with the Mark Cuban Foundation and Women Leaders In Data & AI while previously serving as Vice President at Gartner, where significant contributions included authoring key industry reports. With extensive experience dating back to the late 1980s, Cindi has played critical roles in data strategy, including founding BI Scorecard and advising on BI tools through various consulting positions, underpinned by an MBA from Rice Business and a BA in English from the University of Maryland.