Anju Gupta is the Chief Data and AI Officer of BNSF Railway, one of the largest railroad networks in North America. Gupta is a visionary leader with more than 20 years of experience driving data and analytics functions across diverse industries. She is skilled in leading large technology teams with a unique combination of strategic vision, analytics expertise, and execution focus, and is recognized for industry leadership in building and implementing real-time data and AI and GenAI platforms.

Gupta was previously the vice president of artificial intelligence at Northwestern Mutual, where she was accountable for providing technical leadership, guiding the company’s AI roadmap, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver business-driven AI solutions. She joined Northwestern Mutual in October 2020 and was instrumental in shaping the company’s AI initiatives, including building an ethical framework for implementing AI products. She was also a member of the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute executive steering team, a partnership that contributes to the formation of a technology ecosystem and advances southeastern Wisconsin as a national hub for technology.

Gupta has served on the AI advisory board for LIMRA/LOMA, the Milky Way Tech Hub Coalition, and a few AI startups. She has been recognized as the 2023 Women of Influence by Marquis, 2023 and 2024 Top 50 Global Data Power Women, and 2024 Top 100 AI professionals in the US.