
Theo Priestley
Futurist | Technology Advisor | International Speaker | Author @ Edinburgh, Scotland
SVP Data Management & Governance, acting Chief Data Officer (CDO) at Sterling National Bank
New York City Metropolitan Area
High performing, results driven data governance and information management senior leader who is consistently successful in delivering data strategies that drive efficiency, growth, and quality. Devoted focus on shareholder profitability with strong emphasis on team/colleague leadership, yielding customer satisfaction and a competitive advantage.
Specialties: Complete data and digital experience consisting of data governance, data quality, remediation, data quality measurement & monitoring, hands on application development, system architecture, MDM, data warehousing, business intelligence, program integration, data migration & standardization, regulatory & compliance data matters, with strong banking risk, credit, asset quality, and operations competencies.
• Exceptional ability in multitasking, program execution and hands-on leadership across business and digital technology
• Practice Leader in data governance execution, program start-up, roadmaps, policy & standards, data quality, data stewardship, data definition (metadata), data architecture, implementing end-to-end data strategies, program integration & sustainability, and regulatory & internal criticism resolution.
• Highly effective business partner, trusted advisor and change agent with strong communication, consultative and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to collaboratively work with cross-functional leadership to identify gaps and opportunities, define solutions candidates, and gain consensus and buy-in
• Proven ability to identify, build, lead, and enhance high performing teams from the ground up (people, process, and technology)
• Extensive IT professional experience in data warehousing, business intelligence, and data architecture, including hands-on structured development of applications and databases
• Broad exposure with financial and banking regulations, such as Enhanced Prudential Standards (EPS), BCBS 239, Dodd-Frank, Basel, CCAR/DFAST, AML, KYC
Futurist | Technology Advisor | International Speaker | Author @ Edinburgh, Scotland
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