The 3 Biggest Jobs of Any Chief Data Officer (Heidi Lanford, Chief Data Officer, Fitch Group)

<p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;">As more organizations recognize the power of data to transform their decision making (or for it to become a product in its own right), the role of the Chief Data Officer has become critical.</span><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;">So what are the biggest challenges facing every good CDO? And where do data science teams intersect with that work?</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;">In this episode, </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidchambruscole/" target="_self"><span style="color: rgb(17,85,204);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;"><ins>Dave Cole</ins></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;"> is joined by </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidilanford/" target="_self"><span style="color: rgb(17,85,204);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;"><ins>Heidi Lanford</ins></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;">, Chief Data Officer at </span><a href="https://www.fitchratings.com" target="_self"><span style="color: rgb(17,85,204);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;"><ins>Fitch Group</ins></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;">, to discuss strategies for cultivating partnerships between data science leaders and the Chief Data Officer.</span><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;">They also explored questions such as:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);background-color: transparent;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;">What is the role of a CDO?</span></li> <li><span style="color: