Office of the Chief Data Officer

The Office of the Chief Data Officer helps advance trusted institutional information through data governance, institutional reporting, analytics, data stewardship, data quality, responsible use, and shared data meaning. 

The office works with functional, academic, operational, analytic, and technology partners to improve the way W&M defines, manages, shares, and uses institutional information. 

What We Do - The Office of the CDO supports:

• Public data discovery 
• Institutional reporting awareness 
• Data governance communication 
• Shared data meaning 
• Responsible data use 
• Data quality awareness 
• Data stewardship 
• Analytics and reporting alignment 
• Basic data learning 
• Public accountability 
• Connection to internal DataHub resources for W&M users 

How We Work 

W&M uses a practical and incremental governance approach. Governance activities are prioritized where institutional value, operational importance, regulatory requirements, reporting needs, analytics usage, or institutional risk are greatest. 

Our Goal 

The goal is to improve institutional understanding, trust, consistency, operational decision-making, reporting, analytics, and responsible use of institutional information across William & Mary. 

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