Paris, FranceAvailable for consulting

Data Governance Consultant

Sini Suresh.

I help organizations turn data into a trusted, well-governed asset.

I bring structure to complex data environments—connecting quality, ownership and compliance to the decisions that create business value.

Sini Suresh, Data Governance Consultant
Data governance · Paris
Data qualityClear ownershipTrustworthy AI
01About

Governance that earns trust—and keeps it.

I am a Data & AI Governance professional with more than eight years across data, analytics and technology, including three years focused on building enterprise governance capabilities from the ground up.

My experience spans digital experience analytics, banking, retail, automotive and technology services across France, the Middle East and India.

I believe governance is a lever for value—not a defensive documentation exercise. I translate technical issues into clear business choices, helping leaders prioritize investment while enabling teams to work with data confidently.

Today, I am extending that foundation toward Generative AI and agentic-system governance, from data contracts and policy automation to EU AI Act readiness.

“Governance should make better decisions possible—not create another layer of process.”

At a glance

8+years across data & technology
4international organizations
20+governance workshops delivered
M2Data and Artificial Intelligence, Télécom Paris
Framework fluencyDAMA-DMBOKGDPREU AI Act
02Expertise

From policy to practical adoption.

Governance capabilities designed to connect control, clarity and measurable value.

01

Governance Frameworks & Operating Models

Practical roadmaps, maturity assessments, policies and decision rights built around business priorities.

02

Data Quality Management

Controls, observability and remediation models that make critical data dependable at scale.

03

Metadata Management & Data Catalogs

Findable definitions, glossaries and ownership that turn metadata into a working organizational asset.

04

Data Lineage

Clear traceability across systems, transformations and business processes for faster, safer change.

05

Master & Reference Data

Shared definitions and authoritative records that reduce reconciliation and improve decision quality.

06

Regulatory Compliance

Governance aligned to GDPR, the EU AI Act, BCBS 239 and DORA without losing sight of usability.

07

Stewardship & Ownership Programs

Accountable networks with roles, routines and escalation paths that work beyond the launch.

08

Data Literacy & Change

Hands-on enablement that helps business and technical teams adopt governance in daily work.

Tools & frameworks
DAMA-DMBOKDCAMAtlanMonte CarlodbtTableauSalesforceJira
03Selected work

Complex data problems, made actionable.

A selection of governance initiatives grounded in real delivery experience.

04Experience

Built across sectors and borders.

Jun 2023 — Mar 2026

Contentsquare · Paris, France

Data Governance Specialist

  • Owned enterprise observability, MDM and the Atlan data catalog.
  • Scaled dbt test coverage to 80% on business-critical assets.
  • Delivered maturity assessments, a business-aligned roadmap and 20+ enablement workshops.
Mar 2022 — Aug 2022

Société Générale · Paris, France

Data Science Intern

  • Designed a research data catalog architecture from the ground up.
  • Built a BERT-based prototype for automated contract classification and metadata enrichment.
Jul 2017 — Jul 2020

Al-Futtaim Group · Dubai, UAE

Data Consultant

  • Led profiling and root-cause analysis across supply chain and service operations.
  • Built self-service Tableau reporting from governed SAP MM/SD data for leadership.
Oct 2014 — Feb 2017

Cognizant Technology Solutions · Bangalore, India

Programmer Analyst

  • Developed automation proofs of concept across multi-geography delivery programs.
  • Worked across cross-functional Waterfall and Agile environments.
05Credentials

Learning that keeps pace with change.

Certification

Data Strategy: AI-Driven Competitive Advantage

UC Berkeley Executive EducationJun — Aug 2026

Master’s degree

M2 — Data and Artificial Intelligence

Télécom Paris2020 — 2022

Bachelor’s degree

B.Tech — Information Technology

CUSAT, India2010 — 2014
06Insights

Notes on trust, value and change.

Why data governance fails—and how to fix it

Governance programs rarely fail because of a missing policy. They fail when ownership, incentives and daily decisions remain disconnected.

Data governance for AI readiness

AI readiness starts before model selection—with traceable data, explicit rights and evidence that quality is fit for purpose.

Building a data stewardship network that lasts

A stewardship network succeeds when the role is clear, supported and connected to decisions people already own.

Start a conversation

Let’s make your data easier to trust.

Have a governance challenge, transformation program or AI-readiness question? I’d be glad to hear about it.