Overview
Texas A&M University Governance and Management endeavors to utilize all institutional data generated at Texas A&M University to drive meaningful insights, foster innovation and empower decision-making at every level of our organization that will derive ongoing value from this data utilization. We envision a future where institutional data is a strategic asset that, at the foundation, is incorporated into university strategic goals and students’ success, to transform the way we serve, interact, and engage our students, employees, community, and citizens of the state of Texas by moving Texas A&M data utilization from descriptive analytics to predictive and prescriptive analytics.
To support this effort, Texas A&M employs a Federated Data Operating Model, which provides a centralized strategy for data management with decentralized execution. This strategy is led by the university's Chief Data Management Officer in close coordination with the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Records Management Officer to bridge the gap between the business and technology enterprises of the university.
University Data Governance Committee
The University Data Governance Committee (UDGC) is composed of top-level executives, assistant dean equivalent or higher, within the organization that is knowledgeable of Texas A&M’s overall operations and be able to speak on behalf of a division and/or unit specifically on data related topics, processes, adherence and/or use of.
The UDGC makes decisions about data usage and sharing to ensure adherence to best practices in data stewardship and alignment with strategic priorities and initiatives set by university leadership.
Executive Data Committee
- Chief Information Officer, Michael Leary
- Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Juan Garza Chief
- Chief Data Management Officer, Michelle Mitchell
- Provost and Executive Vice President, Dr. Michael Johnson
- Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Services, Joe Pettibon
University Data Governance Committee Members (UDGC)
- Chief Data Management Officer, Michelle Mitchell
- Chief Information Officer, Michael Leary
- Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Juan Garza
- Faculty Advisory Council Representative, Dr. Andrew Klein
- University Staff Council Representative, vacant
- Council of Deans Representative, Dr. Mansoor Kahn
- Department Head Steering Committee Representative, Dr. Scott Schaefer
- Representative of Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Services, Michael O’Quinn
- Representative of Vice President of Student Affairs Designee, Justin Jeffery
- Vice President of Finance & Business Services, John Crawford
- Representative of Vice President Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness, Scott Bauer
- Representative of Provost and Executive Vice President’s Office, Dr. Micheal Johnson
- Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management’s Office, Chris Reed
- Associate Vice President for Academic Effectiveness & Planning – Dr. Alicia Dorsey
- Office of Ethics, Risk, and Compliance, Lisa Akin
- Chief Security Officer Designee – Adam Mikeal
- Privacy Officer Designee – Mark Allen