Priya Sarathy, PhD, is a seasoned data and analytics leader with over 30 years of experience in transforming global organizations through innovative and strategic data solutions. As the Founder and Principal Consultant of Wheel Data Strategies, Priya provides advisory services that enable organizations to design and implement data-driven strategies foundational to the success of AI/ML solutions. She is an advocate for leveraging data to drive innovation, reduce risk, and optimize business operations, particularly in finance, product retail, B2B retail, healthcare, and FinTech sectors.
Priya holds a PhD and MA in Economics from Rutgers University and a BA in Economics from Delhi University. Throughout her career, she has held senior leadership roles at renowned organizations, including Equifax, SunTrust, SAS, IBM, Epsilon, and AT&T. Most recently, as Vice President of Data Strategy at Equifax, Priya led $10+ million global cloud transformation projects for identity and fraud solutions. She spearheaded initiatives to modularize feature engineering pipelines, enabling AI/ML-driven global fraud detection models while addressing data quality and legacy process defects. Her leadership reduced analytics go-to-market time by over 50%, illustrating her ability to streamline complex processes in high-stakes environments.
Priya’s personal mission is to harness the power of data and analytics to build sustainable, flexible solutions that drive growth and innovation. Her vision for the future is to help organizations navigate the evolving landscape of emerging technologies, ensuring they are well-equipped to capitalize on the opportunities presented by AI, ML, and data analytics.