COMPANY

People. Data. Mission. Impact.

Data People combines experienced executive advisory with practical, maintainable technology for organizations navigating consequential change.

Independent perspective. Practical execution.

Bob Smyth is an executive advisor, technology strategist, transformation leader, and founder of Data People. Bob brings 30+ years of experience helping organizations solve complex business and technology problems.

Experience spans Super Intelligence strategy and governance, secure local AI architectures, business transformation, data governance, enterprise architecture, program delivery, organizational change, proposal and estimating workflows, engineering traceability, and executive decision support.

The Data People approach begins with people, facts, mission needs, and operating realities before recommending technology.

Leadership principles

  1. Clarify the real objective.
  2. Separate evidence from assumption.
  3. Design around accountable work.
  4. Make governance enable action.
  5. Preserve traceability and evidence.
  6. Build capability people can sustain.