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In today’s digital world, higher education institutions collect and use more data than ever. However, institutional silos create barriers for stakeholders who need data for daily operations and strategy. This article presents a vision of a unified, collaborative future for data governance and actionable steps stakeholders can take.

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robert-j--smJenay Robert is a senior researcher at EDUCAUSE. Previously, she worked at
Teaching and Learning with Technology at The Pennsylvania State University,
focusing on emerging educational technology and experimental learning spaces.
Robert’s current research interests include strategic foresight and equitable
and inclusive education and work. Robert received a Ph.D. in curriculum and
instruction from The Pennsylvania State University.

pelletier-k--smKathe Pelletier, Ed.D., has spent the last 20 years in higher education
innovation of some form or another. Pelletier’s entry point into higher
education was in an adult-serving institution that was fully online, and most
of her work since then has been oriented around combining evidence-based
practice with innovative delivery models. She has held roles in many different
areas including advising, curriculum and instructional design,
competency-based education, and academic support. Pelletier earned her Ed.D.
in educational leadership and management from Capella University with research
exploring the utilization of appreciative inquiry to make improvements to
cross-institutional collaboration in curriculum and course development
processes. Pelletier is currently the director of the teaching and learning
program at EDUCAUSE, a non-profit membership organization that serves higher
ed IT professionals.

reinitz-b-t--smBetsy Tippens Reinitz is the Director of the CIO and Senior Technology Leader
Program at EDUCAUSE where she develops resources to support CIOs and IT
leaders as they navigate strategic issues and challenges. Her current areas of
focus are digital transformation and analytics. She is also involved in a
variety of partnership activities with other associations and organizations.
Before coming to EDUCAUSE, Reinitz was assistant vice chancellor for
information technologies at the University of Washington Bothell, where she
led efforts to align technology planning, resource allocation, and strategic
direction with the mission and goals of a fast-growing public university.

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