David Plotkin has 30 years of experience in data governance, data modeling, metadata, and data quality. He has led efforts at employers and client companies to plan and implement Data Governance both as stand-alone efforts and as part of other initiatives such as Data Quality improvement and Master Data Management. He has previously managed Data Governance at two insurance companies and managed data quality at two large banks. He is a popular speaker at DAMA courses and conferences and serves as a subject matter expert on many topics around metadata, data governance, and data quality.