Despite the increasing participation of women in Data Management (DM) roles, women still confront gender-related challenges throughout their careers. One significant challenge is the persistent gender bias prevalent within the industry. According to the study USA Diversity in Data Report 2022-2023, only 26% of DM and analytics positions are held by women. Women often face stereotypes […]
Women in Data: Meet Dr. Christina Sandema-Sombe
The latest installment in our Q&A series with women leaders in data features Dr. Christina Sandema-Sombe, chief data steward of Nike, Inc. (Read our previous Q&A here.) Dr. Christina Sandema-Sombe first learned the joys – and challenges – of working with data as the global impact measurement lead at a humanitarian aid organization. Over a decade […]
Women in Data: Meet Classification Guru Susan Walsh
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re kicking off a new Q&A series with women leaders in data. Our first installment features Susan Walsh, aka the Classification Guru. Susan Walsh didn’t always aspire to be a data classification expert. But after spending a decade honing her skills – cleaning and classifying erroneous data – she founded […]
My Career in Data Season 2 Episode 7: Josian Edmond, Associate Director, Data & Analytics Center of Excellence, Canadian Blood Services
Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data. This week we’re talking with Josian Edmond, the Associate Director of Data and Analytics Center of Excellence at the Canadian Blood Services about how […]
My Career in Data Special Episode: Diamond Nwankwo, Emerging Technology Fellow, U.S. Census Bureau
Welcome back to a very special episode of My Career in Data. This week we’re breaking from our usual discussion to have an important conversation about racial microaggressions, corporate sexism, and workplace bullying. We’re pleased this week to welcome back to the podcast Diamond Nwankwo, now an Emerging Technology Fellow at the U.S. Census Bureau, […]
My Career in Data Season 2 Episode 3: Nikita Patel, Senior Data Analyst, Softrams
Welcome back to season two of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data. In this week’s episode we chat with Nikita Patel, the Senior Data Analyst at Softrams, about how she translated her early interest in engineering […]
My Career in Data Episode 60: Gregory Daggett, Data Governance Lead, JR Simplot, & Monica Daggett, Senior Data Analyst, Cornerstone Whole Healthcare Organization
Welcome back to a new episode of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data. This week, to celebrate our 60th episode, we’re pleased to sharing a special double interview with Gregory Daggett, a Data Governance Lead at […]
My Career in Data Episode 58: Krishna Subramanian, Co-Founder & COO, Komprise
Welcome back to a new episode of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data. This week we talk with Krishna Subramanian, a Co-Founder and COO at Komprise, about how her love of problem solving helped her co-found three […]
Building a Strong Community for Women in Data Management and Governance
In September, I had the privilege of co-hosting a new special interest group (SIG), Women in Data Management and Governance, alongside DATAVERSITY’s Shannon Kempe, at a pre-conference Enterprise Data World (EDW) event. I’m so honored to be part of building this community and to better serve a critical and growing constituency in our industry. Supporting the growth of […]
My Career in Data Episode 55: Mona Rakibe, Co-Founder and CEO, Telmai
Welcome back to a new episode of My Career in Data – a DATAVERSITY Talks podcast where we sit down with professionals to discuss how they have built their careers around data. This week we’re talking with Mona Rakibe, the Co-Founder and CEO of Telmai, about how she built a career even bigger than her […]