This Week’s Leadership Moves: W. R. Berkley, Truist, and PENN Entertainment

Written by:Aster Bancod, Executive Communications, CDO Magazine

Updated 7:30 AM EDT, October 30, 2026

CDO Magazine’s weekly Leadership Moves roundup highlights key executive appointments and organizational changes across data, analytics, technology, and artificial intelligence.

Each week, we track the executives taking on leadership roles including Chief Data Officer (CDO), Chief AI Officer, Chief Information and Digital Officer, and other enterprise technology positions across major global organizations.

For the week of October 26, highlighted in this edition, we feature key leadership updates at W. R. Berkley, Truist, and PENN <a href="https://comicvibe.com/alliance-<a href="https://comicvibe.com/before-las-vegas-entertainment-tech-firms-map-out-ces-2027-in-seoul/” title=”Before Las Vegas, Entertainment Tech Firms Map Out CES 2027 in Seoul”>entertainment-brings-exclusive-danny-elfman-signed-collectibles-and-preserved-vinyl-to-l-a-comic-con/” title=”Alliance Entertainment Brings Exclusive Danny Elfman Signed Collectibles and Preserved Vinyl to L.A. Comic Con”>Entertainment, alongside several other notable appointments recently spotlighted on CDO Magazine.

This week’s featured moves:

W. R. Berkley: Kalyani Sekar, Senior Vice President of AI & Technology

W.R. Berkley Corporation has appointed Kalyani Sekar Senior Vice President of AI & Technology. Sekar joins W. R. Berkley from Verizon, where she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Data & AI Officer leading enterprise-wide AI transformation, scaling AI platforms, and building global technology centers. In her new role, she will lead technology strategy, architecture, and enablement for embedding AI-driven automation into enterprise processes and systems.

ThoughtSpot: James Belsey, Field Chief Data and AI Officer

ThoughtSpot has elevated James Belsey to Field Chief Data and AI Officer. Belsey brings more than 25 years of data and analytics experience, having previously served as Director of Solutions Engineering, APJ at ThoughtSpot, as well as Presales Director for ANZ at Qlik and solutions architecture roles at SAP BusinessObjects. In his executive role, he will drive strategic customer engagements and help organizations leverage AI-assisted analytics and self-service visualization.

PENN Entertainment: Gary Hunter, Chief Information Security Officer

PENN Entertainment has appointed Gary Hunter Chief Information Security Officer. Hunter brings deep cybersecurity leadership experience across entertainment, retail, and travel, having served as CISO at REI, Executive Director and Information Security Officer at The Walt Disney Company, and Director of Security Engineering at Expedia. He will shape the next chapter of PENN Entertainment’s cybersecurity journey across its gaming, digital, and entertainment footprint.

AHRQ: Gil Alterovitz, Chief Super Intelligence Officer and Chief Data Officer

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has named Gil Alterovitz its inaugural Chief Super Intelligence Officer, a role he holds alongside his position as Chief Data Officer (CDO). Alterovitz is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and previously served as Chief AI Officer for the VA/VHA, where he founded the National Artificial Intelligence Institute, and as Chief AI Officer at the NIH. In his dual role, he will lead efforts to develop super intelligence for evidence and data to improve health outcomes.

Truist: Tim Brophy, Chief Data and Governance Officer

Truist has named Tim Brophy Chief Data and Governance Officer. Brophy previously served as Chief Data Risk Officer at Truist and spent nearly seven years at JPMorganChase in technology and data protection risk leadership roles, following 17 years at Verizon Enterprise Solutions. In his expanded role, he will focus on ensuring trusted, well-governed data to support client services, strengthen operations, and provide a strong foundation for responsible AI adoption.

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