Karin Chu, Ph.D. in

Karin Chu, Ph.D.

Login to view DISC.
Vice President, Head of AI, Data Science & Analytics at Ahold Delhaize USA
📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Karin Chu is a Vice President at Ahold Delhaize USA, leading the companys strategy and execution for AI, GenAI, and advanced analytics. With a Ph. D. in Statistics from Texas A&M University, she has a history of building data science capabilities at major corporations like JPMorgan, CVS, and Nordstrom.

She was a co-founding team member and the Chief AI Officer at Behold, a fashion e-commerce startup backed by venture capital firms.

Read the full overview →
Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Head of AI, Data Science & Analytics
Job Level
Senior
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Personality Overview

How Karin shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Karin cares about

AI in Retail
Her career is focused on embedding AI and ML into retail for personalization, customer experience, and operations at companies like Ahold Delhaize and Nordstrom.
Effective AI Integration
She delivered a keynote at the 2025 Analytics Unite event, emphasizing that the right culture is more critical for AI success than technology alone.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

7-2023
Vice President, Head of AI, Data Science & Analytics
Ahold Delhaize USA
7-2021 - 7-2023
Vice President, Head of Data Science & Reporting
Ahold Delhaize USA
7-2021 - 12-2021
Data Science Advisor
Behold
8-2019 - 7-2021
Chief AI / Analytics Officer
Behold
11-2018 - 8-2019
Head of Data Science
Nordstrom Trunk Club
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science (Honors)
University of Wyoming
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Ahold Delhaize USA Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

Todd Edwards
Todd Edwards
Director Data Product Solutions Architecture
Ahold Delhaize USA

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Paul Brown
Paul Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Core Lithium
 Björn Hoffmeister
Björn Hoffmeister
Director, AI/ML
Waymo
 Brennan Weems
Brennan Weems
Executive Director, Head of Data Strategy and Governance
JPMorganChase
 Joshua Duer
Joshua Duer
Director, AI & Business Systems Architecture
Seismic
Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Karin. Free, 10 seconds.