Datos Insights, a leading global provider of data and advisory solutions to the banking, insurance, and securities industries, today announced the appointment of Kavitha Venkita as Chief Strategy Officer and Kristin Herce as Chief Financial Officer. These strategic appointments strengthen Datos Insights’ executive leadership team as the company continues its expansion in the financial services intelligence market.
“We are thrilled to welcome Kavitha and Kristin to the Datos Insights team,” said Wayne Mincey, CEO. “Their combined expertise in scaling technology and advisory businesses, driving operational excellence, and executing strategic growth initiatives will be invaluable as we continue to expand our data-driven offerings to help our clients solve the unique challenges facing the financial services industry.”
Kavitha Venkita brings 25 years of experience in launching, growing, and scaling professional services and technology businesses globally. Most recently, she served as Partner and Business Unit Leader at ACA Group, where she led the company’s high growth cybersecurity and ESG services divisions, achieving significant improvements in gross retention rates and margins. At ACA, she successfully transformed the majority of the business from consulting projects to recurring subscriptions of tech-enabled advisory services. Previously, she held senior leadership positions at Gartner (following its acquisition of CEB), where she managed a $130 million P&L across IT and Government practices and led a global team of 400 staff.
Kristin Herce, CPA, joins as CFO with extensive experience in scaling SaaS, retail and logistics businesses. Most recently as CFO at Upshop, she helped drive 371% revenue growth while maintaining positive EBITDA and led multiple successful M&A transactions. Her track record includes raising over $450 million in debt and equity financing, implementing sophisticated financial planning and analysis frameworks, and building high-performing teams. Prior to Upshop, she held senior financial positions at Fagron and Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company, where she consistently drove operational improvements and profitable growth.
The announcements come in the wake of a strong 2024, in which the firm posted record levels of revenue and new business growth. The firm is poised to expand its market presence with several new data-centric offerings planned for launch in the coming months.
About Datos Insights
Datos Insights is the leading research and advisory partner to the banking, insurance, and securities industries—both the financial services firms and the technology providers who serve them.
In an era of rapid change, we empower firms across the financial services ecosystem to make high-stakes decisions with confidence and speed. Our distinctive combination of proprietary data, analytics, and deep practitioner expertise provides actionable insights that enable clients to accelerate critical initiatives, inspire decisive action, and de-risk strategic investments to achieve faster, bolder transformation. Visit datos-insights.com to learn more.