On July 1, 2023, Venkat Achanta will take on the newly expanded role of Chief Technology, Data & Analytics Officer at TransUnion. Achanta will assume leadership of the Global Technology organization in addition to the Data & Analytics organization he has led since February 2022. Along with leading a unified data strategy and data science across the organization, Achanta will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s technology, including strategy, security, product engineering, operations, infrastructure and delivery of solutions that support TransUnion’s global information systems. Achanta was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Data & Analytics Officer of TransUnion in February 2022 following the completion of TransUnion’s acquisition of Neustar Inc. in December 2021.

He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Data & Technology Officer of Neustar, where he led data science, data strategy and technology teams across the company. While at Neustar, he helped lead the creation of the OneID platform and technology transformation across all products. Prior to joining Neustar in 2016, Achanta was Chief Data Officer and Head of Data and Analytics at Walmart, beginning in 2014, leading all data and analytics delivery platforms across the company globally.

While at Walmart, he spearheaded the data fabric, advanced analytics platforms and decision services groups. Prior to Walmart, Achanta was Global Head of Analytics and Big Data at AIG. Achanta has also held senior leadership positions in technology and data & analytics at Capital One and Experian.