SVP, AI & Machine Learning

Dominick Rocco

Dominick serves as SVP, AI & Machine Learning at phData, where he leads the strategy and delivery of enterprise AI initiatives that help clients put predictive and generative AI to work in production. He focuses on building production-grade AI and machine learning platforms that drive measurable business value. Dominick has more than 15 years of experience in scientific computing, big data, and AI, including a Ph.D. dissertation on deep learning applied to particle physics. After academia, he spent several years as a data scientist and machine learning architect across multiple industries, with a particular focus on healthcare and manufacturing. In his spare time, Dominick enjoys growing and cooking good food, riding bikes, exploring the woods, and spending time with his wife and son.

Articles by Dominick

dbt partner of the year 2026
dbt

phData wins dbt Partner of the Year for the fourth year in a row

phData has won dbt Partner of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. Dustin Dorsey, Sr. Director of Data Engineering, explains how

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enterprise AI governance
AI & ML

AI agents are the new employees nobody onboarded

Only 21% of companies have mature enterprise AI governance. Treating agents like new employees, with clear access and ownership, closes the gap.

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AI & ML

From prompts to systems: Why enterprise AI needs shared context

Most companies have AI experiments. The harder problem is agentic AI in the enterprise: shared workflows that turn isolated prompts into repeatable, measurable outcomes.

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