Established 1997 - 100% Project Success Rate

Enterprise Data Governance That Takes Hold - and Stays

Most governance programs fail at adoption – not because governance is wrong, but because they are built without the accountability structures required to sustain them. EWSolutions delivers governance that works: 91% lower costs, 100% project success.

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The EWS Difference

Governance That Takes Hold and Stays

Frameworks Built for Adoption

Most governance frameworks fail at adoption - they are too rigid, too abstract, or too disconnected from day-to-day operations to take hold. EWSolutions designs governance programs that align with how your organization actually makes decisions, embedding accountability structures that become standard operating procedure rather than a parallel compliance burden.

Regulatory & Compliance Ready

Data governance is increasingly a regulatory requirement, not just a best practice. EWSolutions builds governance frameworks with regulatory alignment built in - FDA, HIPAA, financial services requirements, and emerging AI regulations - so your governance program satisfies audit requirements and supports compliance without requiring a separate compliance overlay.

Built for AI from Day One

AI systems are not just dependent on data volume - they require governed, documented, lineage-tracked data to produce outputs that are defensible and responsible. EWSolutions builds data governance programs with AI governance as a native requirement, ensuring your organization can deploy AI with the accountability structures regulators, boards, and customers increasingly expect.

91% Lower Costs, Documented Across 155+ Programs

EWSolutions’ proprietary governance methodologies eliminate the rework, misalignment, and scope creep that drive up governance program costs across the industry. Organizations that engage EWSolutions do not just get better governance - they get it for a fraction of what conventional approaches cost, backed by a 28-year track record of documented results.

Leadership

Governance Led by the Practitioner Who Defined It

Every EWSolutions data governance engagement is personally directed by David Marco, PhD, who has been at the forefront of enterprise data governance since before the discipline had a name – shaping the frameworks, methodologies, and organizational structures that today’s leading enterprises operate on.

David Marco, PhD’s governance programs are built on 28 years of direct delivery experience across industries where data accountability is not optional. The result is governance that is simultaneously strategic enough to satisfy your board and CDO, and operational enough to be adopted by the people responsible for executing it every day.

“Excellence in Information Integrity Award” (2007) - recognizing governance leadership
Governance frameworks deployed for the DoD, FDA-regulated industries, healthcare systems & financial services
Author of the discipline’s foundational works on metadata management & governance strategy
BIG Innovation Award recipient (2024) & multiple industry excellence awards

David Marco, PhD

President & Executive Advisor, EWSolutions

Client Results

Governance That Holds Under Pressure.

EWSolutions has deployed data governance frameworks across healthcare, federal defense, financial services, and Fortune 500 organizations – environments where data accountability has direct regulatory, operational, and strategic consequences.

“Right from the start David Marco understood the business need and strategic technical challenges of our corporate initiative. The knowledge, breadth of skills, and versatility of EWSolutions provided the program management, technical support and mentoring which the data warehouse team needed to successfully implement the merged organization’s first reporting data mart – ahead of schedule.”

Monica B. Cunningham
Director of Information Resource Management, Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare

“Mayo Clinic’s Enterprise Data Trust is already realizing palpable success from our cancer center projects, enabling analysis of clinical trial capture and accrual patterns, patient volumes, and clinical trial patient filtering. An infection analytics project standardized data definition and capture of infection-related case data across the enterprise – enabling a single standardized, enterprise-based reporting and analysis environment.”

Mayo Clinic
Enterprise Data Trust - Published in JAMIA, Scholarly Journal of Informatics in Health & Biomedicine

“David Marco and his company EWSolutions have consistently delivered successful Data Warehouse and Metadata Management implementations for several decades. Their unique blend of thought leadership and practical implementation is now leading the way in the rapidly evolving Data Governance arena. ASG has been very pleased with the results of combining EWSolutions’ methodologies and expertise with our world-leading metadata solutions.”

Ian Rowlands
Vice President of Product Management, ASG

“David Marco is a real visionary in data management. At the same time, he and the consultants at EWSolutions understand the everyday challenge of managing the enterprise’s data responsibly. Most practitioners can do one but not the other. EWSolutions has the skill and savvy to do both – as well or better than anyone I’ve met. They always worked in the spirit of partnership and were consistently flexible to the changing needs of our project.”

Stephen C. Grohovsky
Manager, Consumer/Product Services, Thomson Consumer Electronics

“As Chief Data and Security Officer at UHG’s Ingenix division, I engaged EWSolutions to guide us through a transition of our massive data sets and deploy a Data Governance framework. David Marco sent his top professionals to assist us. They blended with my staff, quickly gained the confidence of our business partners, and ensured all activities were focused on our immediate and long-term needs so ARRA and strict regulatory standards could be met.”

Ronald R. Schrimp, Sr.
SVP & Chief Data and Security Officer, UHG / Ingenix

Our Services

What EWSolutions Builds for Your Organization

AI Governance Services

AI Data Management

The governed data foundations AI requires - architecture, quality programs, and lineage frameworks designed to make AI models reliable, explainable, and deployable at enterprise scale.

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AI Governance

Accountability, transparency, and regulatory compliance for AI systems - establishing the policies, oversight structures, and data lineage capabilities to deploy AI responsibly and at scale.

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What Data Leaders Ask

Data Governance FAQs

The questions CDOs and enterprise leaders ask most when evaluating a data governance consulting partner.

What is enterprise data governance consulting?

Enterprise data governance consulting is the design, implementation, and operationalization of the frameworks, accountability structures, policies, and stewardship programs that ensure your organization’s data is accurate, trusted, compliant, and strategically managed across its full lifecycle. EWSolutions goes beyond framework delivery – we build governance programs that achieve sustained adoption, connect directly to your regulatory requirements, and create the governed data foundations that your analytics, AI, and business intelligence programs depend on.

Why do most data governance programs fail?

The most common governance failure patterns are: frameworks designed in isolation from the business units expected to adopt them, governance treated as an IT program rather than an organizational operating model, stewardship roles defined without the authority or tooling to act on them, no measurement framework connecting governance activities to business outcomes, and change management treated as an afterthought. EWSolutions addresses all five before delivery begins – which is why our governance programs sustain themselves after implementation where others stall.

What is the difference between data governance and data management?

Data governance defines the authority structures, policies, and accountabilities that determine how data should be managed – who owns data, what standards it must meet, and who has decision rights over its use. Data management is the operational execution of those decisions – the architecture, integration, quality controls, and lifecycle management that puts governance into practice. EWSolutions designs both as an integrated program, because governance without implementation is a policy document, and data management without governance degrades over time.

How long does it take to stand up a governance program?

EWSolutions delivers initial governance capability within 60-90 days for most organizations – prioritizing the accountability structures, data ownership model, and policy foundations that generate immediate risk reduction and compliance value. Full enterprise governance maturity is a phased journey, but organizations should not wait years to see governance results. Our methodology is specifically designed to deliver early, demonstrable outcomes that build organizational momentum and justify continued investment.

How does data governance support AI programs?

AI governance is an extension of data governance – and organizations without strong data governance foundations cannot build responsible AI programs. Governing AI requires knowing where your data comes from, what it represents, how it was transformed, who approved its use, and what quality standards it meets. These are data governance capabilities. EWSolutions builds data governance programs with AI governance as a forward requirement – so your organization can deploy AI with the lineage, accountability, and audit trail that regulators, boards, and customers increasingly require.

What makes EWSolutions different from other governance consultancies?

EWSolutions brings three things no other governance firm can match: David Marco, PhD personally directing every engagement (not delegating strategy to junior consultants), a proprietary methodology that reduces program costs by over 91% versus conventional approaches, and a 100% project success rate across 155+ programs since 1997 – including governance deployments for the U.S. Department of Defense, FDA-regulated healthcare systems, and Fortune 500 enterprises. EWSolutions does not sell governance frameworks. We build governance programs that work – and stay working.

Governance That Becomes How Your Organization Operates

28 Years. 155+ Programs. Zero Failed Engagements.

EWSolutions builds enterprise data governance programs that reduce costs by over 91%, meet your regulatory requirements, and create the accountable data foundations that your analytics, AI, and business intelligence programs depend on. Schedule a strategic consultation with David Marco, PhD, President & Executive Advisor.

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