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Christian J. Ward

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Chief Data Officer, EVP at Yext
📍 Atlantic Beach, Florida, United States

Christian J. Ward is the EVP and Chief Data Officer at Yext, specializing in data strategy for AI and optimizing knowledge graphs. A seasoned data entrepreneur who has founded and sold two data companies, he is a graduate of the University of Florida and frequently speaks on datas future influence.

He co-authored the Amazon #1 bestseller, "Data Leverage: Unlocking the Surprising Growth Potential of Data Partnerships, " with his brother, James J. Ward, a data privacy lawyer.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Chief Data Officer, EVP
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Atlantic Beach, Florida, United States
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AI Data Strategy
Believes companies need a robust data strategy before an AI strategy. He helps clients structure their data to maximize its value for AI applications.
Data Partnerships
Co-authored the book "Data Leverage" on the topic and has developed hundreds of data partnerships globally, from small firms to the world's largest data companies.
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Career

Work history

8-2019
Chief Data Officer, EVP
Yext
1-2018 - 2024
Advisor
Ward PLLC
10-2018 - 10-2020
Board Member
RevLocal
9-2018 - 7-2019
Chief Data Officer
SourceMedia
4-2013 - 6-2018
EVP, Data Partnerships
Yext
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Ep. 25 Explores Emerging Tech with Yext's Christian Ward. Featured in Localogy
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Christian J. Ward | Yext. Featured in Yext (Official Leadership Page)
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