Ep 9 | Connecting Data & Business with Alex Golbin, Chief Data Officer at Morningstar

In Episode 9 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Alex Golbin, Chief Data Officer at Morningstar, where they discuss how to maximise value by connecting Data & Analytics to a business. Having worked for a number of high-profile financial institutions including Lehman Brother, BlackRock and now Morningstar, Alex articulates the key components of how a CDO connects an organisations Data & Analytics initiative to the core business, which includes: Why you always to start with your "clients" How everyone that comes into contact with your data is a "client" The importance of defining "moments that matter" Why a CDO function is an internal service provider Why data should "tell the truth" and "predict the future" How to define Defence V Offense How to connect disparate data to tell a story Why data should be available, discoverable and trusted How to create zones of readiness for data discovery Why data quality isn't always about accuracy The importance of creating data quality dimensions/taxonomies Why creating business partnerships is the key to being a great CDO