Which of these roles is typically held by a director, manager, or C-level executive who bears accountability for an organization's data assets?
The data owner role is generally assigned to a senior business leader—such as a director, manager, or C-suite executive—who holds ultimate accountability for a specific set of data assets. This person makes decisions about how the data should be classified, who can access it, and how it should be protected, and is answerable for compliance and business use of that data. This contrasts with the data steward, who typically handles the operational, day-to-day management of data quality and policy enforcement, and the data custodian, who is a technical role (often IT staff) responsible for the secure storage, transport, and implementation of technical controls over the data.
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