Reference — Roles & Responsibilities
The data governance responsibility matrix
A single reference for every governance role — its mandate, responsibilities, decision authority, escalation path, and partners. Roles are ordered from strategic oversight down to the technical level closest to the data.
Direction flows down · escalation flows up
Representative, not definitive
These roles are a representative model — campuses may add, rename, or combine roles to run the program in a way that fits their organization and structure. What matters is that two sets of core roles are accounted for; how they're staffed and titled is a local choice:
Accountability & execution roles
The roles accountable for data and those who execute on it — Trustees, Stewards, and Custodians across each domain.
Program governance & support roles
The roles that govern and support the data governance program itself — the Committee, the Work Group, and advisory/operational support.
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Mandate |
Key responsibilities |
Authority |
Escalates to |
Works with |
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Reads top to bottom as accountability moves closer to the data. Scroll horizontally to see every column. Campuses may layer on additional roles to fit their structure — the accountability & execution roles and the program governance & support roles above should be in place.