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Rob Davie

Initiator · DISC type Di
Data Governance Lead - Metadata Management and Platform Governance at BBC
📍 York, England, United Kingdom

Rob Davie is a data governance and metadata management leader at the BBC, specializing in data analytics strategy and leveraging data as a valuable corporate asset. Colleagues consistently describe him as intelligent, diligent, and extremely capable, with a high skill set in his field.

Outside of work, Rob is a passionate film photographer. He has published articles about his preference for film over digital photography and has written detailed reviews of vintage camera equipment, showcasing his creative side and technical knowledge in this artistic medium.

He wrote a review of his primary camera, a Mamiya RB67 from the 1970s, one of the largest medium format film cameras ever made.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Data Governance Lead - Metadata Management and Platform Governance
Location
York, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Rob shows up

Conviction Driven
Impact-Oriented
Risk-Accepting

They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Priorities

Topics Rob cares about

Metadata Management
His headline states good metadata management is key to trusting data. He led the implementation of Azure Purview at Asda and now leads metadata strategy at the BBC.
Data Governance
He is currently the Data Governance Lead at the BBC and has experience as a Data Protection Officer, focusing on GDPR, compliance, and platform governance.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Data Governance Lead - Metadata Management and Platform Governance
BBC
12-2021 - 1-2024
Metadata Manager
Asda
7-2019 - 12-2021
Data Analysis Manager
InTechnology PLC
9-2019 - 1-2020
Data Protection Officer
intechnologySmartCities
5-2018 - 9-2019
Senior Commercial Analyst and BI Manager
Jelf
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Education
1991 - 1992
English
Wyke Sixth Form College
1986 - 1990
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Joseph Rowntree School, York
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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