Boston, MA

Turning data complexity into strategic clarity.

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Tony Iosifidis
Tony Iosifidis

Tony Iosifidis

Data and Governance Leader

Boston, MA

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About

Service-driven. Data-obsessed. Results-focused.

I'm Tony — a highly motivated data and business leader with over two decades of experience spanning software engineering, business analysis, and enterprise data management. I've built and led teams at CVS Health, Liberty Mutual, and TriMark USA, consistently turning messy data landscapes into governed, trusted systems.

My work sits at the intersection of technology, strategy, and people. I'm passionate about understanding business objectives and converting them into actionable deliverables — whether that's an MDM roadmap, a Center of Excellence, or an AI-accelerated governance framework.

20+
Years of experience
10+
Domains governed
8
Industries served

Experience

Where I've been.

A career spanning software engineering, business analysis, and data leadership across some of the most complex enterprise environments in the country.

Oct 2023 — Present

Sr. Director, MDM & Governance

TriMark USA

Creating and managing the enterprise data strategy and governance roadmap. Leading cross-departmental redesign of Item, Customer, and Vendor onboarding. Leveraging AI to accelerate governance deliverables including automated data quality scorecards and OFAC checking.

May 2020 — Sep 2023

Sr. Manager, Retail App Dev & Product Owner

CVS Health

Product owner of the Stibo STEP MDM solution. Led a multimillion-dollar, multi-domain (location, supplier, product) MDM system conversion on Azure Cloud, engaging thirty-plus contractors and multiple upstream and downstream system teams.

Feb 2016 — May 2020

Sr. Manager, Business Analysis

CVS Health

Led a team of twenty-four analysts spanning HR, Finance, Legal, Retail IT, and Merchandising portfolios. Drove BA CoE maturity, introduced Agile user stories to Retail projects, and coordinated hiring of forty-five contractors for enterprise initiatives.

May 2014 — Feb 2016

Manager, Data Strategy & Governance

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Developed the data and analytics strategy vision and roadmap for the Personal Insurance business unit. Established an Analytics Support Center of Excellence and directed strategic cross-functional analytics initiatives.

Jul 2004 — Sep 2011

Manager, Business Analysis

Sallie Mae (Upromise)

Built and led the first Business Analyst team — hiring, transitioning, and coaching analysts while redefining the BA role's engagement with business and technology partners. Developed the Sallie Mae Business Analyst Methodology with enterprise-wide training and cross-divisional documentation standards.

Selected Work

Projects I'm proud of.

Enterprise initiatives that shaped how organizations govern, trust, and act on their data.

Master Data Management

Stibo STEP MDM Conversion

Led a multimillion-dollar, multi-domain MDM system conversion at CVS Health onto Azure Cloud — covering location, supplier, and product domains with thirty-plus contractors across upstream and downstream teams.

Data Governance

Data Governance Roadmap

Architected and is executing the enterprise-wide data governance and MDM roadmap across ten divisions, including cross-departmental Item, Customer, and Vendor onboarding redesign in preparation for ERP migration.

Business Analysis

BA Center of Excellence

A career-long through-line of building BA and analytics practices at Upromise/Sallie Mae, Liberty Mutual, and CVS Health — culminating in a CoE of twenty-four analysts aligned to IIBA standards with forty-five contractors onboarded in three months.

AI & Automation

AI-Accelerated Governance

Introduced Claude AI into an enterprise MDM and governance program — building automated data quality scorecards, drafting SOD documentation for AP ERP roles, and streamlining OFAC vendor checking processes.

Updates

Notes from work.

Short professional posts — most of these also live on my LinkedIn.

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July 2026

From inbox chaos to governed workflow

How replacing ad-hoc email requests with a standardized intake process transformed master data creation — and what the data revealed along the way.

June 2026

Why the best data strategies start with people, not platforms

After twenty years in data and business analysis, my conviction is stronger than ever: technology is the easy part. Stakeholder alignment is where governance lives or dies.

May 2026

Lessons from a large-scale MDM implementation

What happens after go-live: evolving the solution, training a broader set of stakeholders, and migrating data at serious scale.

Extras

Beyond the work.

January 2009
U.S. Department of Transportation

Associated with Computer Sciences Corporation

Field Evaluation of a Wireless Handheld Computer for Railroad Roadway Workers

It was a great experience to work and contribute to this study with handheld devices and field workers prior to the dawn of the smartphone. The research explored practical wireless computing solutions for railroad field crews.

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June 10–11, 2026
Thinklinkers

Online Data Event

Data Management Marathon 9.0 — Speaker Presentation

Honored to present at Data Management Marathon 9.0, a global online data event bringing together data management practitioners and thought leaders. Sharing insights on data completeness and the human side of data stewardship with a worldwide audience.

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2026

Personal Project · Built with Claude AI

A Mobile App, Built Hands-On with Claude

Independently designed and developed a mobile phone application using Claude as a development partner — reflecting hands-on fluency with AI-assisted software delivery and a self-directed approach to adopting emerging technology.

2026

Personal Project · Built with Claude AI

Nexus — Data Request Intake & Prioritization App

Models real cross-team workflows across Data Science, Analytics Engineering, and Data Engineering — with lifecycle tracking, risk flagging, blocked request management, and cross-team sign-offs.

Education

Where it started.

Graduate

Master of Business Administration

Suffolk University · Boston, MA

Concentration: Finance

Undergraduate

B.S. in Computer Science

Northeastern University · Boston, MA

Minor: Philosophy

Contact

Let's connect.

Data strategy, governance, or a conversation about building better systems — the best way to reach me is on LinkedIn.

Based in

Boston, Massachusetts

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