Xinyi Zhou

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Xinyi Zhou — Chief Data Officer. Making trusted data useful in consequential decisions.

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I help enterprises turn data into a trusted part of how decisions are made. My work spans ownership, quality, analytics and responsible AI, with a focus on the business practices that allow technical capability to be used well.

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I help enterprises turn data into a trusted part of how decisions are made. My work spans ownership, quality, analytics and responsible AI, with a focus on the business practices that allow technical capability to be used well.

I begin with a decision and the people accountable for it. Understanding their information needs helps identify which data matters, where its limitations sit and who must own its quality. Governance should make those responsibilities workable rather than add a parallel layer of administration.

I bring business owners, technologists and risk colleagues into the same conversation. A useful data strategy is one the organisation can explain, operate and challenge when circumstances change.

Coverage

As featured in

  • The Applied AI Forum · 2025

    “Governing 220 models without slowing the business”

  • The Boardroom Review · 2024

    “The board's role in responsible AI”

  • The Leadership Ledger podcast · 2023

    “Episode 120 — Data people can trust”

Writing

Books & publications

  • Decisions Worth Trusting: Data Leadership for the AI Era

    Ashgrove Press · 2025

Recognition

Honours

  • Data Leader of the YearThe Applied AI Forum2024
  • Responsible AI AwardThe Technology Leaders Review2023

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