As data has become more and more important, the role of Chief Data Officer has also grown in importance. As a complex industry, containing many subspecialties that strongly rely on individual judgment and problem solving, medicine is in many ways similar to construction. Caroline Chung, MD is an industry expert who has also accomplished a great deal in the data world - her perspective on bridging the gaps between industry understanding and data competence provides useful lessons for construction as we continue to digitize and staff accordingly.