In this podcast, Carl Gerber and Wayne Eckerson discuss Gerber’s top five data governance best practices: Motivation, Assessment, Data Assets Catalog, CxO Alliance, and Data Quality.

Gerber is a long-time chief data officer and data leader at several large, diverse financial services and manufacturing firms, who is now an independent consultant and an Eckerson Group partner.

He helps large organizations develop data strategies, modernize analytics, and establish enterprise data governance programs that ensure data quality, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and business outcomes. He also mentors and coaches Chief Data Officers and fills that role on an interim basis.