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Melody Chien is a research VP analyst, specializing in Data Management and Data Governance practices. Ms. Chien focuses on strategies for data and analytics governance and the creation of robust metadata and data quality programs. Her expertise extends to evaluating vendors and selecting tools for metadata management, data observability, and data quality. Ms. Chien's recent work further explores the management of unstructured data, the development of AI-ready data, and the integration of Gen AI and agentic AI within data management frameworks.

Ms. Chien has over 30 years of experience in data management and BI analytics. She spent most of these years in California Silicon Valley in U.S. and worked on big-sized data management projects in large organizations, such as SAP, Lenovo and PayPal, where she has built professional expertise in data and analytics management.

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