Ruben Lara

Chief Data Officer Standard Life Aberdeen

Dr Ruben Lara is Chief Data Officer at Standard Life Aberdeen. Prior to joining Standard Life Aberdeen in 2016, Dr. Lara held senior positions at Vodafone, where he was Head of Big Data Analytics, and at Telefonica, where he was Head of Big Data Product Development and Innovation. Ruben started his career in financial services, working as a technology consultant specialised in data and analytics. Ruben holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, and has received the First National Award in Computer Science from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education.