Terry Dorsey

Sr. Data Architect & Evangelist for North America Denodo

Terry Dorsey is a Senior Data Architect and North America’s Evangelist for Denodo, a leading provider of Logical Data Management technology powered by data virtualization. With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology, she has played a central role in helping organizations modernize their data infrastructure to support advanced analytics, enterprise integration, and AI-driven outcomes. Her academic credentials include a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University, a master’s in information science from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s in analytics from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Data Science at Harrisburg University, where her research focuses on the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for processing unstructured data, leveraging graph theory and graph-based algorithms to enable contextual understanding and reasoning. Throughout her career, Terry has led strategic implementations across industries including consumer goods, healthcare, manufacturing, utilities, and defense. She has driven enterprise architecture initiatives, guided AI and ML solution delivery, and helped teams accelerate adoption of self-service analytics while managing operational risk and cost. Her expertise lies in bridging modern data architecture with intelligent systems—using Data Virtualization as a core enabler of best practice design principles—such as abstraction, loose coupling, generalization and separation of concerns—to provide secure, scalable, and efficient access to data across distributed environments. Terry continues to focus on building systems that make data more usable, more explainable, and more aligned to business needs without compromising flexibility or governance.