This is a profile from the 2022 version of the DataIQ 100.
The latest list is available here.
Jose Sanchez Loureda, chief data and analytics officer, The Crown Estate
What has been your path to power?
Looking back, I would say there’s been two main motivators for me in my career: choosing to be involved with projects that I felt were challenging and interesting, and aligning with roles and companies that had a strong sustainability and purpose agenda.
It’s been important to me to be involved with genuinely challenging and interesting projects, in some cases with a significant probability of failure, in order to test myself, grow and develop further. And I have found over the years that aligning this with my values and purpose makes the longer-term effort over years much more enjoyable and fulfilling.
I am also a big believer in continuous education and development; having a growth mindset and learning new topics is something that I have always enjoyed doing. From my early days in academia where I was very focused on maths and physics-related topics, to my evolution into data science, programming and technology during the first part of my career, to broader data and digital transformation, and then, more recently, servant leadership and technology strategy.
What impact has the pandemic had on the role of data in your company/organisation?
If anything it has accelerated trends that were already present in our industry around becoming digital-first. As data is the conduit to the customer in a digital world this has placed data much more prominently within the organisation. From a workplace-related perspective, the shift to online and hybrid working has led to a big change in understanding people management and team collaboration, both of which have meant data becomes much more important.
DataIQ is a trading name of IQ Data Group Limited
10 York Road, London, SE1 7ND
Phone: +44 020 3821 5665
Registered in England: 9900834
Copyright © IQ Data Group Limited 2024