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How to Become a Chief Data Officer A decade ago, relatively few organizations had a Chief Data Officer (CDO). Today, the role sits at the center of enterprise data, AI, and business transformation. What began as a role focused largely...
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Lior Barak | Data Portfolio Strategist
Lior Barak is the founder of Cooking Data and a data portfolio advisor with 15 years of experience building and leading data functions across European startups, scale-ups, and mid-sized enterprises, including Zalando and idealo. He has advised CEOs, CFOs, CDOs, and founders on data portfolio management and is the author of "What Data Really Costs and Data Is Like a Plate of Hummus."
