#17 Naomi Clarke - Head of Data

Naomi Clarke started as a graduate in the oil business, since then she's worked in multiple industries, and now she is Head of Data in the finance sector.

Naomi has a strong background on business data arch, business data modelling, data governance. I loved the human-centred perspective that she has taken to her work.

We talk about:

the Management Information Systems (MI or MIS) she created in her early days
the importance of business data models for analytics
the difference between a logical and physical data model and which one is more important
how to define the right meaning of the data in your data models
disruptions in the financial sector that happened overnight
the relationship between deregulation, dematerialisation and digitalisation; and how its affecting industries
the tight link between business, data and culture; and how each one affects the others
philosophy and data science
what is corporate geography
why data analytics starts with the business question you’re trying to answer
problems when people focus on gadgets or only on their silo; and how to fix it
why data analytics is about business & people
the importance of data lineage and it’s link to business risk and company workflows
the role of data governance in the modern organisation
what are semantic layers in data and how they can help
tensions and ethics around what we can do with data and what we should do with data
how to set priorities on data preparation
best uses of data profiling tools
how to overcome the problems of data definitions in large businesses
what gives you an edge in your interviews

Naomi is based in London, UK

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Also, catch me at the Chief Data & Analytics Officer Conference in Melbourne on September 3-5, 2018

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