Phil Yeoman, group chief data officer, Cardano

Describe your career to date 

I am an experienced data executive, with a focus on pensions, fiduciary and investment management and expertise in aligning business strategies with data delivery to get the most out of the organisational investment. I also have a proven track record in delivering complex data-led transformation programmes in both the public and private sectors.

I have worked within the field of data for more than 20 years; covering a wide career portfolio. As a senior civil servant, I led economists and analysts in using data to shape social policy and economic reforms; I wrote the code of practice for the data requirements of Workplace Pensions and built and led data governance for the UK Pension Regulator. 

In more recent years, as the Cardano Group CDO, my career has focused on fiduciary and investment management. Cardano Group is a market leader in providing risk and investment management services, including administration and investment management of one of the UK’s largest workplace pensions, designed to make pension outcomes more stable and robust.

My passion is for data-driven transformation to deliver improved business outcomes and enhanced customer service, blending tried and tested methods with innovation and new technologies. To this end, I have recruited, developed and led teams/functions/directorates in the practical application of data strategies, data management, data science and analytics, governance frameworks, enterprise architecture and technical service delivery. 

I am a member of the Data Management Association (DAMA), an active contributor to the wider data community and a regular speaker on data governance and data cultures throughout the UK and Europe.