Session 18-C
University CDO Panel: Why does a University need a CDO?
Every Chief Data Officer knows that to be successful, they must demonstrate a financial return on the Data and Analytics portfolio. How is this possible in an industry whose mission is not profit-driven? Our panel of experienced Higher Education CDOs will discuss how leaders must successfully challenge conventional wisdom and culture while empowering analysts and customers to successfully deliver measurable outcomes – an approach that we believe can broadly empower data professionals and leaders who often feel like they are swimming upstream against organizational maturity, culture, and structures.
Moderator
olivia kew-fickus
Chief Data Officer, Vanderbilt University
Panelists
katie wilkinson
Vice-Provost of Data Analytics & Chief Data Officer, University of Missouri
ravneet chadha
Chief Data Officer and VP of Enterprise Plannign, University of Utah
corinne bannon
Chief Data Officer and Vice Provost, Analytics, Institutional Research, and Effectiveness, University of Arkansas