The Case for the Chief Data Officer

Data are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered right, data's value increases over time because the added dimensions of time, geography, and precision. To achieve data's full organizational value, there must be dedicated individual to leverage data as assets - a Chief Data Officer or CDO who's three job pillars are:- Dedication solely to leveraging data assets,- Unconstrained by an IT project mindset, and- Reports directly to the business Once these thre