Data Governance Council (DGC)

The members of the Data Governance Council are selected by the Executive Data Board. The Council, however, consists of employees of the state agencies represented on the Executive Data Board. The Data Governance Council is chaired by the Commonwealth of Virginia Chief Data Officer (or designee) and has the following responsibilities:

• Liaise between state agency operations and the Chief Data Officer

• Advise the Chief Data Officer on technology, policy, and governance strategies

• Administer data governance policies, standards, and best practices as set by the Executive Data Board

• Oversee data sharing and analytics projects

• Review open data assets

• Govern the Commonwealth Data Trust

• Report progress, compliance, and performance to the Executive Data Board

Attend the next Data Governance Council Meeting:

• Thursday, April 17th
• 1:00-3:00 PM
• 7325 Beaufont Springs Drive, Richmond Virginia 23225. VITA Training Room.
• View the agenda
• Join the virtual meeting here 

View the most recent Data Governance Council Meeting below.