Tony Cyriac, MD, Data & AI - North America Banking & Capital Markets at Accenture
Tony Cyriac joined Accenture in April 2024 as MD leading Data & AI for Banking & Capital Markets in North America.
Tony is one of the world’s leading enterprise data leaders. His expertise includes data and AI strategy, governance, cloud technology, business analytics, data engineering, data science, and product management. Recognizing data as a strategic advantage, he has successfully elevated executive-level awareness and support for data initiatives throughout his career. He was recognized by CDO Magazine in 2022 for his expertise in leading enterprise-wide data and AI initiatives to drive organizational success.
As Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Charles Schwab, Tony drove the evolution of Schwab’s scalable data, analytics, and AI capabilities. He implemented data and analytics roadmaps for all its business and functional areas, introducing a hub and spoke operating model to optimize talent utilization. Tony also co-led a firm-wide Gen-AI strategy and spearheaded the build and delivery of high-impact AI products that improved client experience and service agent efficiency, cut costs, and boosted revenue. Under his leadership, his team was awarded 10 patents, and Schwab was recognized in 2020 and 2023 with the International Institute of Analytics’ ANNY award for excellence and innovation in analytics and AI usage.
Previously, Tony served as the Enterprise Chief Data & Analytics Officer at BMO Financial Group, the eighth largest bank in North America by total assets, where he delivered incremental revenue and operational efficiencies, expanded data capabilities, fostered a data-driven culture, and created external data and AI partnerships. Preceding that role, Tony was the U.S. Chief Data Officer and was crucial in BMO meeting its U.S. regulatory obligations.
At G.E. Capital, as Managing Director of Enterprise Data & Analytics, he spearheaded companywide D&A technology and Risk and Capital management technology. Before joining G.E. Capital, he held senior global product roles with Oracle America | Oracle Financial Services. Tony began his career working for Citicorp IT Industries | I-Flex Solutions.
He serves on the editorial board of CDO Magazine. He is also a former member of the World Economic Forum’s Steering Committee for AI in Financial Services.
