Lisa Johnston

Lisa R. Johnston is the director of Data Governance leading the campus program and policy for institutional data. This role involves chairing the Data Governance Council, establishing and executing strategic priorities for the program, and collaborating with the institutional data stewards across data domains. Prior to joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Johnston was Research Data Services lead at the University of Minnesota and served in numerous roles including director of the Data Repository for UofM (DRUM) and principal investigator/director for the Data Curation Network from 2016-2022. Teaching and research interests include data literacy, data management, data ethics, and data curation. Johnston holds a Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics and a Master of Library Science (MLS), both from Indiana University, and certifications in SAA Digital Archives and is a DAMA Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP). In her free time she enjoys bike commuting, board games, and home renovation projects.

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