Becoming a Data-Centric Organization: Why the Role of Chief Data Officer (Top Data Job) is Critical Now

With the extraordinary explosion of data, CIOs ironically don’t spend time managing data. They’re focused on the portfolio of infrastructure initiatives, which have grown in direct proportion with the amount of data. Truly data-centric/information-driven organizations will have a role with the authority to leverage organizational data resources across the enterprise in support of business strategies and strategic competitive advantage. This presentation will provide a brief historical perspective of the role of CIO, and what is needed now for the top data job. Attendees will learn:

how to re-organize operational alignment for data-centricity
what data-centric development entails
the roles and responsibilities of the Chief Data Officer
touch points across the organization

A framework for data-centric thinking will be provided and discussed.

Ms. Casey is Principal at CDO, LLC, a boutique consultancy supporting the development of large-scale enterprise information management, data governance, and data security strategic plans and implementation efforts. Prior to CDO, LLC, Ms. Casey was the first state Chief Data Officer in the country, and part of the Governor’s Office in the State of Colorado. Ms. Casey was responsible for developing and executing the State of Colorado’s enterprise data strategy and data governance and data management frameworks across the State’s Executive Branch agencies. She coordinated legislative and policy actions as necessary for this strategic effort, and helped architect a groundbreaking series of laws between 2008 and 2010 to further the State’s information sharing agenda. Ms. Casey’s emphasis is on large scale, enterprise-wide, policy rich projects, and she brings strengths in business strategy, data management, data governance, and data security.