As senior vice president, data analytics and computational intelligence & marketing technology, Chandhu Nair leads the team supporting artificial intelligence-led data products and platform strategy, as well as self-serve analytics for the organization. He is also responsible for the omnichannel marketing technology capabilities enabling personalization, loyalty experiences and Lowe’s One Roof Media Network products. He joined Lowe’s in 2020.

Chandhu has 19 years of experience in technology. In a prior role at Lowe’s, he was vice president, technology, omnichannel marketing and digital customer engagement, and spearheaded best-in-class technology product launches including customer-data re-platforming, MVPs Pro Rewards and Partnerships Program, and Lowe’s One Roof Media Network. Before joining the company, he served as CEO and co-founder of Cognitive Retail Inc., a retail technology company providing U.S.-based retailers with advanced data analytics. He was also a managing partner and co-founder at Merkatus Partners, a strategy consulting firm focused on emerging technology investment services. Before that, he held global e-commerce and technology leadership roles at Staples Inc.

Chandhu earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering – information technology from Bharathiar University, India, and a master’s degree in general management and operations from Harvard University. He volunteers as an adviser to technology startups in the U.S. and globally, and serves on the advisory board for United Planet, a non-profit organization connecting volunteers in the areas of education, health and environmental sustainability with opportunities in more than 30 countries.