Danilo Sato

Danilo helps organizations win with Data & AI by delivering value-led transformations. As a Global VP of AI, he leads the global team that is driving Thoughtworks' Enterprise AI and Agentic AI services to help organizations get AI-ready. He advises executive leaders on topics ranging from strategy and governance to building the products and platforms that bring the strategy to life. A former member of Thoughtworks' Office of the CTO, he developed our unique approaches to Data & AI, such as Data Mesh and CD4ML. Author of "DevOps in Practice: Reliable and Automated Software Delivery" and an experienced international conference speaker, Danilo was named as one of the most influential people driving AI adoption in the UK, placing #46 in the AI 100 UK 2025 list, and recognized by DataIQ as one of UK's 100 most influential people in data in 2022, 2023, and 2024.