Executive Data Council

The Executive Data Council (EDC) establishes policies and common business practices to ensure that Purdue University institutional information is:

• made reliable, accurate, and available to those with authorized access
• interpreted consistently across the university
• reported appropriately and reliably to external agencies and constituents
• optimized to enable the strategic use of data

The Council oversees the four data governance committees:

• Data Ethics
• Data Stewards
• Quality Data Experience
• Training & Communication

In addition to the Council and the four data governance committees, the Council will occasionally establish and oversee project groups to address large-scale data initiatives.

The Council is the primary decision-making group, and members establish and review policies and ensure data governance adoption and engagement across the organization. The Council is responsible for:

• assessing and prioritizing data issues for resolution
• resolving cross-functional issues
• ensuring resources are available as needed

The Council is also responsible for collective decision-making around substantive changes to organization data collection, maintenance, access, and use within their functional area.

These changes generally will be reflected in policies, procedures and guidelines to be submitted to the Council. Chairs of each of the four data governance committees attend Executive Data Council meetings.

More information is available in the Executive Data Council’s charter.

Membership (as of 10/28/2025)