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Allison Sagraves

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Board Member at The Robert G. Wilmers Integrity Prize
📍 Buffalo, New York, United States

Allison Sagraves is an acclaimed AI and data strategy advisor and a founding faculty member for Carnegie Mellons Chief Data and AI Officer program. A Harvard MBA graduate and former founding CDO at M&T Bank, she is a recognized global data innovator. People often describe her as bright, talented, and generous.

Outside of her advisory work, Allison is passionate about nature, acting as the steward of a forest and keeping bees. She applies lessons from beekeeping to her leadership philosophy and hosts gatherings at her Serendipity Gardens to connect leaders, artists, and innovators across generations.

An interesting fact: Allison once served as the youngest member of the White House Staff at age 19.

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Experience
43 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Buffalo, New York, United States
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AI & Data Strategy
Advises organizations on data monetization and AI. She is a founding faculty member at Carnegie Mellon's Chief Data and AI Officer program, teaching the next generation of leaders.
Leadership from Beekeeping
A unique personal interest that she incorporates into her professional life, delivering talks on 'Leadership Lessons from Beekeeping' to share insights on complex systems.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Board Member
The Robert G. Wilmers Integrity Prize
12-2022
Chairman
Allison Sagraves LLC
9-2022 - 7-2026
Board Advisor
Ultranauts Inc
9-2022 - 9-2024
Board Advisor
DataOps.live
9-2022 - 6-2023
Board Advisor
Uplinq
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Education
1989 - 1991
MBA
Harvard Business School
1978 - 1982
BA cum laude
Smith College
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