His near-term priorities include shifting data governance from reactive compliance to a strategic enabler for AI and translating technical capabilities into tangible business value. He prioritizes actionable AI
AI strategy

Spoke at CIO Vision Atlanta 2026
Enterprise Data & AI Strategy Leader at Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC
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His near-term priorities include shifting data governance from reactive compliance to a strategic enabler for AI and translating technical capabilities into tangible business value. He prioritizes actionable AI
AI strategyTurning predictive models into operational impact to reduce costs
Operational efficiencyOptimize supply chain velocity
And improve customer segmentation while driving data-informed decision-making.
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ET · Panel
As AI adoption expands from experimentation to enterprise-level implementation, understanding sector-spanning success stories becomes essential. This panel will explore how AI drives operational efficiency, smarter decision-making, and personalized experiences at scale. Leaders will discuss methods to align AI initiatives with business goals and address pressing issues around ethics, governance, and workforce adaptation. Panelists will examine methods for turning AI insights into actionable strategies that impact business performance.
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At Serta Simmons Bedding, Givens focuses on advancing data maturity, AI-ready data ecosystems, and enterprise transformation
About
<p>Jatinear Givens is an Enterprise Data, Analytics, and AI Strategy Leader with over 20 years of experience helping organizations transform data and AI into measurable business value. His career spans consumer products and manufacturing, financial and professional services, public sector, technology, and the U.S. military, giving him a cross-industry perspective on enterprise transformation.</p><p>Throughout his career, Jatinear has led enterprise data strategy, architecture, engineering, governance, master data management, business intelligence, advanced analytics, and AI strategy and enablement. He has built enterprise data organizations from the ground up—designing operating models, capabilities, and teams around business strategy and organizational priorities. He has also established and led Data & Analytics and AI Centers of Excellence Programs, directed large-scale data and cloud modernization initiatives across Azure, AWS, and Databricks, and led the strategy, design, and production adoption of multiple software platforms that translate business challenges into scalable technology solutions.</p><p>His current work focuses on AI Enablement—establishing the data quality, metadata, governance, and trusted data foundations required to move AI from experimentation to scalable enterprise adoption, while aligning AI investments with measurable business outcomes. He is also preparing to release his first book on implementing and operationalizing Data Centers of Excellence within organizations, drawing on his experience building enterprise data capabilities and translating strategy into sustainable operating models.</p><p>Jatinear also serves as a senior leader in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, bringing more than two decades of military leadership and operational experience. Across industries, his focus remains consistent: connecting data, analytics, and AI strategy to better decision-making, operational efficiency, innovation, and sustainable business value.</p><p></p>
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