Aamer Charania

Aamer Charania

Head of AI - Best Buy | Chief AI Officer - Dallas AI | Board Member - SMU, UNT & Gartner CDAO Community

SMU Big Data AdvisoryDallas, TX

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Experience30+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

I am passionate about building and scaling enterprise AI organizations that deliver measurable business value and drive responsible innovation. I have enabled AI-powered transformations spanning Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Technology, delivering billions in revenue growth and operational savings annually. While a technologist at heart, I enjoy bridging the gap between technology and business, making complex AI concepts accessible to diverse audiences, whether providing intuitive analogies to the C-suite and board, or leading hands-on design reviews with engineers and scientists. Beyond my corporate work, I remain deeply engaged with the larger AI community. I founded Dallas AI, the largest nonprofit AI forum in Texas with 10,000+ practitioners and enthusiasts, establishing a premier hub for AI talent and continuous learning. I also serve as Governing Body Co-Chair for the Gartner Dallas CDAO Community and advise university boards on AI strategy and industry needs. Speaker Bio: https://dallas-ai.org/aamer

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • 2025–Present· 1 yr 8 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      2025–Present
  • Best BuyCurrent
    2022–Present· 4 yrs 8 mos
    • Global Head, Artificial IntelligenceCurrent
      2022–Present
    • Head, Applied Artificial Intelligence
      2022–Dec 2025
  • 2018–Present· 8 yrs 8 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      2018–Present
  • 2018–Present· 8 yrs 8 mos
    • Governing Body Co-Chair - Dallas Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO) CommunityCurrent
      2023–Present
    • Governing Body Member - Dallas Chief Data & Analytics Officer Community
      2018–2023
  • Dallas AICurrent
    2017–Present· 9 yrs 8 mos
    • Founding President & Chief AI Officer Current
      2017–Present
    • President & Founder
      2017–Present
  • 2018–2022· 4 yrs
    • Director, Machine Learning
      2018–2022
  • 2014–2018· 4 yrs
    • Director, Big Data & Machine Learning
      2014–2018
  • 1998–2014· 16 yrs
    • Distinguished MTS (Technical Manager)
      2012–2014
    • Software Engineer (SE), Senior SE & Senior MTS (Principal)
      1998–2012
    • Research Assistant
      1996–1998

Education

Master of Science (MS)

Computer Science

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

MBA

Finance & Information Technology

SMU Cox School of Business

Master of Science (MS)

Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Skills & Expertise

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PythonBusiness IntelligenceSoftware DevelopmentArchitectureAgile MethodologiesResearchMobile DevicesProgram ManagementJavaCloud ComputingArtificial intelligenceCross-functional Team LeadershipTechnology StrategyBig DataMachine LearningDatabasesIT StrategyData Mining