As the role has evolved since the first data executive was appointed at Capital One in 2002, it has come to encompass seven core areas, per HBR — areas so distinct that a single chief data officer should not and cannot be expected to cover them all.
Instead, when recruiting a CDO and defining the role, each organization should assess which of the seven roles are most important to their specific organization, then hire a data chief equipped to perform a combination of those jobs. The other roles can then be delegated to a larger data team, or explicitly assigned to another information-focused executive, such as the CIO or chief digital officer.
The seven roles are:
1. Chief data and analytics officer
2. Data entrepreneur
3. Data developer
4. Data defender
5. Data architect
6. Data governor
7. Data ethicist
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