What Every NED Needs to Know About Data Governance
What your board is not asking about data governance
Hi
Most NEDs will oversee a data governance failure before they oversee a data governance success.
Not because they lack the capability. Because nobody told them what to look for.
I've written a report specifically for non-executive directors and board advisors (And a CDO) who want to get ahead of this — before it lands on the agenda as a breach, a regulatory inquiry, or a strategic decision made on numbers nobody can vouch for.
What Every NED Needs to Know About Data Governance Before Their Next Board Meeting covers:
— The five things you actually need to understand (without becoming a data expert)
— The warning signs most NEDs miss until it's too late
— Twelve questions boards are not asking — including the five most likely to expose systemic failure
— A Board Data Governance Readiness Scorecard you can use immediately
— A practical 90-day framework for your next Board meeting
The average cost of a data breach is now $4.88 million. The ICO's maximum fine is up to 4% of global turnover. Sixty-two percent of organisations say data governance is their single biggest barrier to AI adoption. These are not hypothetical risks. They are board-level accountability questions.
If you'd like a word document copy of the report, or want to discuss what good data governance oversight looks like for your board, reply to this email.
Liz Henderson
The Data Queen
Non-Executive Director & Board Advisor in Digital, Data and AI
lizhendersondata.wordpress.com | linkedin.com/in/dataqueenliz
https://lizhendersondata.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/what-every-ned-needs-to-know-about-data-governance/
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