Hi Patrick - From my experience, the role of a data steward can differ from org to org, but the common theme is that they straddle the line between IT and business to make data management-focused projects work. As far as job titles go, you do come across somebody with the title "data steward" (the first winner of this contest has the title "chief data steward" at her organization). But, it could just as well be a business analyst, IT systems manager or another title who does the job of communicating data issues between technology groups and their business counterparts.
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