AI and data programs
10 data governance consultants
Each of these ten people has worked as a data governance consultant or advisor, helping organizations govern and manage their data. Readers can learn how a data governance consultant sets up governance frameworks, operating models, data quality programs and stewardship roles.
Professionals to explore
01—10Akhilesh Dehadrai
LinkedInExperience: Data Governance Consultant & Delivery Manager · Hoonartek
Data Governance Consultant & Delivery Manager at Hoonartek since 2024, and former Data Solutions Expert Delivery Manager there (2016–2023). His profile describes 15+ years of experience operationalizing enterprise data governance frameworks, and collaborating with business and cross-functional teams to embed governance processes into delivery lifecycles.
Ana Latorre Márquez
LinkedInExperience: Data Governance Consultant - Lead consultant · Devoteam
Data Governance Consultant - Lead consultant at Devoteam since 2020. Her profile says she has 10 years of experience in IT consulting and has worked for most of her career in BI, data quality and master data. She was also Consultor at Tinámica (2019–2020) and Consultor at Minsait (2019).
Maria Sergeeva
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Independent AI & Data Governance Advisor · Maria Sergeeva Independent AI & Data Governance Advisory
Founder & Independent AI & Data Governance Advisor at Maria Sergeeva Independent AI & Data Governance Advisory since 2026; her profile describes independent advisory focused on AI governance, accountability, audit readiness and governance operating models, and lists ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Auditor (BSI). She is a former Senior Manager & Team Lead Data Management, Governance & AI at BSH Home Appliances Group (2022–2026).
Nivedha Vasudeva Rao
LinkedInExperience: Freelance - Data Management & Governance Consultant · Freelance
Freelance - Data Management & Governance Consultant since 2022. Her profile describes an experienced data steward skilled in implementing data governance and data quality frameworks and in providing analytical insights to support management. She is a former Senior SAP Workflow Consultant Data Steward at Tata Consultancy Services (2019–2022).
Patricia Moura, MBA, CDMP, PMP, CSM
LinkedInExperience: Senior Data Governance Consultant · CGI
Senior Data Governance Consultant at CGI since 2026. Her profile says she works with organizations to bring clarity, structure and trust to their data, helping them turn data governance into a practical path of clear definitions, shared ownership, trusted data and usable processes. She has also been a Data Quality Instructor at British Columbia Institute of Technology-LA since 2025.
Praveen M.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Consultant Data Governance & Product Enablement · First San Francisco Partners
Former Senior Consultant Data Governance & Product Enablement at First San Francisco Partners (2021–2025), and Senior Data Governance Consultant - Global Customer Experience at Abbott since 2025. The profile describes over two decades delivering enterprise-scale solutions in data governance, quality and architecture across financial services, healthcare, automotive and technology, including programs that enhance regulatory compliance and metadata visibility.
R. Anita Verghese
LinkedInExperience: Data Governance Consultant · Guidehouse
Data Governance Consultant at Guidehouse since 2025, and former Data Governance Consultant at KYM ADVISORS, INC. (2021–2025), which her profile describes as an IT services and IT consulting company. She is a former Data Strategy and Governance Manager at Freddie Mac (2018–2021) and former Data Steward Manager at Fannie Mae (2009–2013).
Rahul Pandey
LinkedInExperience: Manager - Master Data Governance · PwC
Manager - Master Data Governance at PwC since 2026. His profile describes 15+ years of experience in SAP master data management (MDM/MDG), data governance and enterprise data solutions, designing and delivering master data management solutions that drive business efficiency and data quality. He was SAP MDG LEAD CONSULTANT - Contractor for HP at Birlasoft (2019–2022).
Victoria Krasnova
LinkedInExperience: Principal Data Governance Consultant & Practice Director (Process Intelligence) · Databorn
Principal Data Governance Consultant & Practice Director (Process Intelligence) at Databorn since 2022. Her profile describes experience delivering regulator-led data governance frameworks, maturity assessments and compliance models for financial institutions, energy markets and government-linked organizations. She is a former Chief Data officier at SIBUR (2018–2021).
Vivek Tatwe
LinkedInExperience: Data governance consultant & Manager · Cognizant
Data governance consultant & Manager at Cognizant since 2022, and Data Governance Manager and administrator there since 2014. His profile describes a data governance and AI governance consultant who designs and operationalizes governance frameworks aligned with DAMA-DMBOK and NDMO standards and drives enterprise-wide data quality programs.
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's regulatory and platform experience to your situation, for example banking regulation, public-sector data standards or tools such as Collibra or SAP master data governance. Ask whether they have stood up a governance office from scratch or matured an existing program, and how they measure adoption by business data owners.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What should the first 90 days of a data governance program deliver?
- 02How do you get business leaders to take ownership of their data as owners and stewards?
- 03How should data quality rules and metrics be chosen and reported to executives?
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