John Bottega is the President of the EDM Council, a non-profit professional trade association, focused on elevating the practice of data management through best practices, data standards, research and education. He is a senior data management strategist and executive with over 40 years of experience in the finance industry. 

Over his career, John has held various roles in supporting an organization’s data strategy and data implementation objectives.  In 2006, John became one of the first Chief Data Officers in finance with his appointment as CDO at Citibank.  He went on to hold the role of CDO in both the public and private sectors, serving as CDO for Bank of America and holding the post of CDO for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

As the former Chief Data Officer at Bank of America, John was responsible for driving the enterprise data management strategy. He is a former member of the US Department of the Treasury, Financial Research Advisory Committee to the Office of Financial Research; a current member of the Data Coalition Financial Transparency Act Task Force; Data Coalition Open Data Standards Task Force; CPA-Canada Data Governance Committee; WatersTechnology Advisory Board member; member of the Advisory Board of NewVantage Partners, and member of the Board of Directors of ACTUS, a non-profit association focused on the improvement of systemic risk monitoring and financial market transparency.