Emerging leadership roles – Chief Data Officer and Chief Analytics Officer
Leading organizations are beginning to create C-level positions to direct, grow, and manage the emerging and evolving functions related to data and analytics. Some organizations are focused on the data side of the function and hence they start their efforts by creating the Chief Data Officer role, while others begin with the Chief Analytics Officer role. Either starting point is valid and useful.
The creation of these roles and opportunities for the people assuming these roles illustrates the importance of these functions and the corporate recognition that these roles are strategic and are crucial to drive the company in a defined direction. These roles will grow in number and sophistication. The creation of these roles signals a tipping point in corporate history and illustrates that the data and analytics function is a core strategic capability for leading corporations.
On or around November...
