July 31, 2025 
11:00 AM ET Spanning over his 30+ year career, Synchrony Financial SVP and Chief Data Officer, Justin Heller, has seen (and helped!) data offices transform into indispensable business units. From managing organization-wide master data management and data quality needs to deploying data minimization solutions, Justin knows what it takes to build a career not only for himself, but also the data professionals he leads, guiding them to develop the skills necessary to take the next steps in their journey. In this fireside chat, Justin joins Collibra CMO Denise Broady for a discussion around key moments, decisions and wins in his career that have made him the CDO he is today. Attend this fireside chat to hear about:
- Strategies for long term success for both data teams and career growth
- Balancing growth-led initiatives with managing an ever-evolving set of risks
- Why the art of storytelling is a priceless skill to help show the value of data projects and grow your own brand
About Justin: As Synchrony’s Chief Data Officer, Justin is responsible for the design and build of the overall enterprise data strategy and data governance program. As CDO, Justin sets standards for how data is defined, measured, made available for business processes (ranging from analytics to regulatory reporting) and governed through its lifecycle in support of customers and clients. Data helps power innovation and mitigate risk.
Prior to joining Synchrony, Justin was Executive Director at Ernst & Young where he served as the practice lead for Data Governance. In this role, Justin provided strategic advisory services to other CDOs creating firmwide data governance strategies. Earlier in his career, he managed Standard & Poor’s reference and master data services for its Ratings Services division and brings over 30 years
