Natesh Manikoth

Natesh Manikoth is the Chief Data Officer at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), where he focuses on ehancing the use of data and fostering a data-driven culture. Prior to his role as CDO, he was the FAAs Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor (CSTA) for the National Airspace System (NAS) Software in the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) organization, where he provided expert technical guidance on software throughout the FAA system acquisition and development process. His primary focus areas were the sustainable acquisition practices for software intensive systems and cybersecurity. Prior to joining FAA in 2012, Manikoth was the Chief Technology Officer for the Transportation, Central, and Local Government Sector for Xerox services.