Session 18-C
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 Planning, University of Utah
corinne bannon
Chief Strategy & Data Officer, Vice Chancellor, University of Kansas