Vijay Rajandram

Vijay Rajandram, Ph.D. is the Chief Data Officer at Northern Trust Asset Management, based in the Greater Chicago Area. Holding a Ph.D. in Computational Fluid Dynamics from Queen Mary University of London, he specializes in data monetization strategies, digital transformations, and embedding data into enterprise decision-making across financial services and real estate.

Previously, Dr. Rajandram served as Chief Data Officer at JLL, where he built a cloud-enabled enterprise data platform across 30+ countries and transformed a global team of 300+ into an agile data product organization. Recognized in the DataIQ 100 North America and awarded The Vision Award at CDO Vision Chicago 2026, he leads large-scale AI and data strategy initiatives.