Data Literacy and the role of a CDO with Wendy Turner-Williams
On this episode of Navigating Forward, Lisa Thee speaks with Wendy Turner-Willams, former Chief Data Officer at Tableau. With over 20 years of experience in data, Wendy is an Advisory Board Member for several organizations, including the University of Washington Information School. She also recently joined Carnegie Mellon University as an Adjunct Professor in their Tepper School of Business Chief Data Officer program.
Lisa and Wendy discuss the role of a Chief Data Officer and how the CDO focuses on not just data, but how it interacts with the unique people, processes, and technologies within a company. The conversation also touches on security, risk, and trust – and even the politics of data. In addition, they talk about data literacy and what it means and how its pursuit is perceived by both employees and executives, along with some advice for those looking to increase their own literacy. Finally, Wendy and Lisa chat about healthcare, invisible illness, and the ways in which data and automation intersect with medicine.
Find Wendy at https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-turner-williams-8b66039/
Find Lisa at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisathee/
Resources mentioned:
https://www.womenindata.org/
https://www.donatingplasma.org/donation/find-a-donor-center
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