The Data Governance Handbook

3 Must-Read Data and AI Books for 2025 with Geoff Woods, Wendy Batchelder, and Malcolm Hawker

The Data & AI Chief, 8 October 2025. The book comes up at 28 min 59 sec in.

Wendy Batchelder, the author, discusses her first book with host Cindy Housen. Publisher Packt approached her; the book grew to 396 pages drawing on her experience building data governance programs across financial services, technology, and healthcare. She describes its myth-busting angle—positioning governance as a business enabler rather than a constraint—and discusses chapters on speaking the language of business, quantifying ROI, and a case study set in a regulated financial institution.

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