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A fractional Chief Data Officer is a senior data executive who works with your company part-time, typically on a monthly retainer. You get C-suite data leadership (strategy, architecture, team building, and accountability for results) without the cost of a full-time executive hire.
A typical consultant delivers a report and moves on. As a fractional executive, I join your leadership team, own the data strategy, make decisions alongside your executives, and stay accountable for the results over time.
Mostly growing and mid-market companies that know their data could be doing more, but aren't ready for, or don't need, a full-time Chief Data Officer. That includes companies starting from spreadsheets and companies whose data platform has outgrown its original design.
No. My career was built in energy and commodities, including natural gas, crude oil, NGLs, power, and metals, so I bring deep industry knowledge there. But data is data. The same method of collecting, normalizing, adding value, and delivering works in any business that runs on information.
Yes. As a member of a senior executive committee, I helped drive decisions on revenue growth, EBITDA, budgets, and acquisitions. I advise CEOs, boards, and investors on growth strategy, board communication, and technology due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.
Yes. I define the roles you actually need, help evaluate and interview candidates, and build a data and technology team that keeps delivering long after my engagement ends.
AI, including agentic AI and large language models, can take over slow, manual data work such as collecting, cleaning, and organizing information, and turn it into repeatable, automated processes. I help you find where AI will pay off and implement it in a way your team can trust.
Both. I'm based in the Denver Metro area and work with clients across the United States, remotely or in person as the engagement requires.
It depends on the scope. Most clients work with me on a monthly retainer as a fractional executive, or on a fixed fee for a defined build project. The first conversation is free, and I'll recommend the option that fits your needs and budget.
Email me at gary@gooddataanalytics.ai to book a free intro call. We'll talk about where your business is today and where you want it to go, and you'll leave with at least one idea you can use, whether or not we work together.
Tell me where your business is today and where you want it to go. The first conversation is free, and you will leave it with at least one idea you can use.
Email Gary to book a call