Christian J. Ward

Christian J. Ward is currently the Chief Data Officer of Yext in New York City and an advisor to Ward PLLC on data strategy and partnerships. With a background in creating and leading information and data companies, his focus is to help other businesses leverage their internal and external data as part of their overall business strategy by instituting the DataSmart Method. He has developed and executed hundreds of data partnerships around the world, from small entrepreneurial firms to the world’s largest data companies. Prior to joining Yext, Christian was the Chief Data Officer for Infogroup and also for SourceMedia. He also served as the Global Head of Content Innovation at Thomson Reuters. He was Managing Director and Director of Research for The Bank of New York and previously founded two different data companies, one in financial research and the other in media analytics. He has been quoted in publications like the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, GeoMarketing, StreetFight, and Search Engine Journal and he speaks frequently on data strategy, partnerships, and the future influence of data. Christian is a graduate of the University of Florida. Contact Christian Ward at cjw@wardpllc.com.