Robin Gordon,  ChieSmiling blond womanf Data and Analytics Officer at MetLife, and McCombs MBA ’06, was recently recognized for her transformative leadership and contributions to the insurance industry and the Research Triangle.

As one of only six women to hold the title of Chief Data Officer in the Fortune 50, Robin manages MetLife’s enterprise data priorities across strategy, service and operations, business analytics, and governance. She has helped MetLife build a dynamic and diverse team and improve digital experiences for its customers and made meaningful connections and a positive impact on the local Research Triangle community.

She was recently awarded with:

  • Triangle Business Journal’s C-Suite award for her outstanding contributions to the Triangle community through mentorship, advocacy for women in tech and her role in executing MetLife’s annual Triangle Tech X conference.
  • Digital Insurance’s Women in Leadership award for her work to drive positive change at MetLife and the insurance industry.

Previously, Gordon was the chief data officer for CoreLogic where she developed its first data strategy and delivered high quality data assets and insights that fueled $2 billion in annual revenue. She joined CoreLogic to lead the application development and solutions management function.

At Dun & Bradstreet, Gordon led customer and strategic analytics, data technology, application development and solutions management. She defined a comprehensive product and technology architecture and transformed the data sourcing process. She also executed a successful data integration strategy delivering insights leading to 100 percent improvement in customer engagement and 7 percent revenue growth. Gordon began her career working as a programmer at multiple companies in South Africa.

An advocate for diversity and women in technology throughout her nearly 30-year career, Gordon holds an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in commerce, economics and information systems from the University of South Africa.