WatersTechnology: CDOs evolve from traffic cops to purveyors of rocket fuel
By Max Bowie and Anthony Malakian, WatersTechnology
“As firms start to recognize the inherent value of data, will CDOs—those who safeguard and control access to data—finally get the recognition they deserve?
Evolution usually takes place over epochs. Fortunately, the evolution of roles in capital markets moves faster. Still glacial, but faster, nonetheless. And piecing together that evolution to show the ascent of the chief data officer—from wielding animal bones against those who would try to onboard new datasets without adhering to governance practices, to fueling the mysterious, opaque monolith of generative artificial intelligence—thankfully doesn’t require archeological digs; merely to ask those who’ve done it, then and now…”
John Bottega (President, EDM Council) is feature in the fifth installment of the “Voice of the CDO” article series by WatersTechnology, an annual examination of the major trends affecting data managers in the capital markets.
Teva Pharmaceuticals becomes the newest member to join EDM Council
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EDM Council welcomes 1st Source Bank as its newest member
1st Source Bank is the largest locally controlled financial institution headquartered in the northern Indiana-southwest Michigan area. The organization’s business banking services help local businesses grow and their Specialty Finance Group serves specialty groups like aircraft, construction equipment, long haul trucks, fleets, and much more.
Pennsylvania Compensation Ratings Bureau (PCRB) joins EDM Council
Pennsylvania Compensation Ratings Bureau (PCRB) is a non-profit Data Collection Organization that provides benchmark ratings to worker’s compensation insurance carriers enabling insurers to set worker’s compensation rates.
Welcome EDM Resource Group as EDM Council’s newest member
EDM Resource Group, founded by Jeff Wolkove, who created an award-winning Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Program, offers expertise to both private and public sector organizations that need help getting their EDM program off the ground, extending their EDM capabilities, and sustaining their EDM program.
Equitable Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQB Inc. It was founded in 1970 as The Equitable Trust Company and has become Canada’s seventh largest Schedule I bank. Equitable Bank offers a diverse suite of residential lending, commercial lending, and savings solutions, including high-interest savings products and GICs.
NewYorkBIO becomes the newest member to join EDM Council
NewYorkBIO is the leading advocate for the life science community in New York State. NewYorkBIO brings together hundreds of New York’s bioscience companies, universities, research institutions, and others dedicated to advancing life science research and commercializing treatments and cures for patients. NewYorkBIO connects key voices and companies of all sizes with resources to initiate and support transformative change to impact patient outcomes.
AtScale enables smarter decision-making by accelerating the flow of data-driven insights. The company’s semantic layer platform simplifies, accelerates, and extends business intelligence and data science capabilities for enterprise customers across all industries.
Nicolet Bankshares is the EDM Council’s newest member
Nicolet Bankshares is a U.S. regional bank holding company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are the parent company of Nicolet National Bank, the second largest Wisconsin-based bank.
