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Data governance2 min read
Data ownership must resolve a real problem
Naming an owner is only useful if that person can make the decisions needed to keep information fit for purpose.
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On the reading table
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Responsible AI · June 2026
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Decision intelligence · March 2026
- Trusted source of truth
- 1
- Replacing 37 conflicting reports
- Value from analytics
- ₹410 Cr
- Verified by finance, year three
- Models governed
- 220
- Under one responsible-AI framework
- Time to decision data
- 9 days → 4 hrs
- For the executive committee
Beyond the page
The record behind the perspective.
In the boardroom
- Westmoor Housing FinanceIndependent Director · 2023 — Present
- The Responsible Data InstituteAdvisory Board Member · 2020 — Present
Recognition
- Data Leader of the YearThe Applied AI Forum · 2024
- Responsible AI AwardThe Technology Leaders Review · 2023
In conversation
- “Governing 220 models without slowing the business”The Applied AI Forum · 2025
- “The board's role in responsible AI”The Boardroom Review · 2024
- “Episode 120 — Data people can trust”The Leadership Ledger podcast · 2023
Made our data trustworthy enough to bet decisions on — and honest about where it was not.
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