Chief data officer (CDO)

Data Governance: The Essential Element

Data governance planning relies on people throughout an organization, observes data governance consultant Justin York of Rubicon Coaching. But authority must descend through the ranks to make plans work, he says

CDO Advocacy and Influence

Chief data officers, now more established at their firms throughout the industry, are weighing in on how to pursue higher data quality by several means. Will they address the legal entity identifier next?

Centralizing Data Improves Oversight, CDOs Say

Centralization of data, as part of a chief data officer's management initiatives, can reduce costs and address excess complexity created by fragmented firm structures, according to industry executives at the European Financial Information Summit

Questions for EFIS

The upcoming European Financial Information Summit promises to capture the important shifts in data management operations issues that are happening in the industry

Justifying the CDO's Role

Chief data officers are more likely to be found at larger firms because of the demands created by the size of their data, writes Citisoft CEO Steve Young writes

HSBC CDO Defines Value Of Data Chain

HSBC data executive Tarrill Baker defines structures for data management and finds worth in hierarchies. She speaks with Michael Shashoua about how this is achieved and when automation is useful

Solving The Data Management Puzzle

Developing data governance plans requires definitions, improvements in data quality and modeling, and consideration of authority for data operations. Michael Shashoua looks at how all these pieces may fit together

The Secrets of CDO Success

Naming chief data officers is starting to catch on among financial services firms, but it remains to be seen what authority and effectiveness they will have. CDOs will need cooperation from both C-level colleagues and firms' staffs

Soul of a New Data Machine

Ideas about how to harness the power of big data for data management purposes can come from unlikely sources. A conversation between an author and a podcaster inspires consideration of the value of human assessment in big data processes

Chief Data Officer: A Role Under Construction

Over the past few years, the capital markets have witnessed the promotion of data executives to the role of chief data officer (CDO), elevating data issues to the C-level. Marina Daras looks at how CDOs are making their way to the top of primarily sell…

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