# Data Leader reports to the CEO → company cares a lot about data Data Leader r...
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Original URL: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sebastianhewing_data-leader-reports-to-the-ceo-company-share-7447128082840473600-H6md/
Author: Sebastian Hewing
Platform: linkedin
## Content
Data Leader reports to the CEO → company cares a lot about data Data Leader reports to the COO → company cares about data Data Leader reports to the CIO → company does not care much about data Data Leader doesn't report to any CxO → company doesn't give a 💩 about data Someone once said this to me and it made me laugh. In 5 companies, I saw 5 reporting lines: - CTO - CFO - CEO - CMO - CPO No one knows where the Data Leader belongs. The truth is: there is no perfect answer. But there IS a better way to make the decision. 👉 I’m breaking down a practical, 5-criteria framework to confidently answer this one messy question here: https://lnkd.in/gU2HMpuU Now tell me: Who is leading your data leader and does it work?