Navin Ahuja
Summary
Data Governance specialist with over 30 years in the London Insurance Market and a track record of designing and implementing data governance frameworks from the ground up. Brings a rare dual perspective: as a practitioner who has built and embedded governance programmes, and as an internal auditor who has scrutinised CDOs and trained audit teams to identify data governance risk.
Able to engage credibly at Board and ExCo level, translating complex data quality challenges into commercially grounded solutions that align with regulatory expectations and corporate strategy.
Able to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders quickly, and to translate governance requirements into practical, business-aligned solutions.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Director and Principal
Provenance Data Risk Partners Limited
2026.05 - 2026.06
- Founded Provenance Data Risk to develop and bring to market my consulting proposition, focused on the identification and control of data quality risk, based on my experience of implementing and auditing data governance frameworks in insurance and banking:
- Developed a consulting proposition for the insurance market
- Promoting and testing the proposition with industry experts
- Designing marketing materials and lead funnel
- Authored a detailed framework guide
Head of Data Governance
AmTrust Speciality Limited
2025.04 - 2026.05
- Brought on board to refresh the Data Governance Framework, build a Strategy & Roadmap and help the organisation close ageing Internal Audit findings and build buy-in:
- Defined the organisational Data Governance Strategy and Roadmap and obtained buy-in from senior management
- Assessed the existing Data Governance Framework and made recommendations for its development, which the Data Governance Committee approved
- Scoped and defined the reference data management approach
- Clearance of Audit findings outstanding for 2 years
Data Governance Specialist (Contract)
Bentley Motors
2024.07 - 2025.03
- Enhanced the existing high-level Data Governance Framework to ensure Bentley’s compliance with the EU Data Act:
- Assessed the existing Framework design and enhanced it to ensure business viability
- Scoped EU Data Act data sources for inclusion in the Collibra Data Catalogue
- Facilitated greater business involvement in the Bentley Data Strategy
- Defined controlled development processes for the BI team to facilitate improved delivery
Head of Data Governance (Contract)
Starr Companies
2023.04 - 2024.06
- Engaged to remediate long-standing audit actions and initiate a scalable Data Governance capability to provide a structure for managing their data cost-effectively:
- Assessed data maturity and culture and designed an appropriate Framework to ensure that Starr was able to control and govern its critical data and close audit actions
- Ensured buy-in through identification and initiation of “kick-start” Projects and design and delivery of a Data Governance training program for new starters
- Identified vulnerabilities in the data control environment across Underwriting, Operations, Claims, RI, Finance and Actuarial and produced a report for Head of Risk
- Partnered with business leadership at the Data Governance Committee
Data Governance Lead (Contract)
AIG Life
2022.08 - 2023.03
- Undertook a company-wide review of access rights and controls to facilitate GDPR compliance:
- Created a library of user access across the inventory of the enterprise systems and reviewed appropriateness against GDPR expectations.
- Produced a highly regarded report for SLT outlining the vulnerabilities identified, together with a remediation plan
Vice President - Data Risk
Credit Suisse
2021.08 - 2022.08
- Data Risk was rated as a key risk for Credit Suisse. As the Data Governance Risk Subject Matter Expert, I served as Portfolio Lead for data audits across Risk, Compliance, Operations and the UK Investment Bank, assessing the Bank’s compliance with BCBS239 and highlighting key vulnerabilities:
- Managed a portfolio of audits focused on the design and implementation of data controls within the bank, providing assurance to senior management and the regulators and to help drive improvements in the use of data within the business.
- Provided training and support on Data Risk to other Internal Audit teams to equip them with the skills required to assess data management practices effectively.
Head of Audit Analytics
Chubb European Group SE
2016.08 - 2021.08
- Defined the Strategy and Roadmap for implementing an analytics capability in Internal Audit, resulting in enhanced audit capabilities:
- Developed a suite of self-service analytics using Power BI, Qlik, SQL and ACL to guide Audit teams towards the adoption of a data-centric approach, which led to a reduction in audit planning and fieldwork times by 10%, on avg. where analytics had been utilised
- Enhanced data literacy amongst Audit Teams through the development of a structured role-based training program to enable them to effectively develop and utilise analytical tools to improve audit outcomes, including faster completion rates and more impactful findings, e.g. the precise quantification of missed reinsurance recoveries
- Partnered with BI teams within the business to leverage common solutions and approaches where appropriate, whilst still retaining Internal Audit objectivity
Data Governance Manager
Chubb European Group SE
2012.10 - 2016.07
- Facilitated Chubb’s Solvency II regulatory submission through the design and implementation of a Data Governance Framework:
- Defined standards and obtained senior management buy-in
- Designed Data Risk & Control Framework, which was approved by senior mgt
- Implemented software to support the efficient control of End User Computing applications to meet Audit and regulatory expectations
Solvency II Data Quality Project Manager
Markel International
2010.05 - 2012.01
- Designed a Data Governance Framework to enable Markel to operationalise their Capital Model, thereby reducing their regulatory capital requirements:
- Designed the policies, standards and framework for ensuring that data used within the Capital Model was accurate, complete and appropriate.
- Documented the lineage of all data being used in the Internal Model and assessed the design effectiveness of the end-to-end controls
- Conducted Board Education sessions to ensure preparedness for regulatory interviews
Education
BA (Hons) 1st Class -
University of Kent
LL.B (Hons) - undefined
University of East London
Skills
- Designed and rolled out data governance frameworks across 3 London Market insurance firms
- Remediated long-standing audit actions at 2 insurance firms
- Produced a highly regarded report for the SLT into one insurer's potential GDPR vulnerabilities
- Produced a report into data quality control design effectiveness across Underwriting, Claims, Reinsurance, Finance and Actuarial for the CRO at one insurer
- Reduced audit planning and fieldwork times through the use of analytics
Timeline
Director and Principal
Provenance Data Risk Partners Limited
2026.05 - 2026.06
Head of Data Governance
AmTrust Speciality Limited
2025.04 - 2026.05
Data Governance Specialist (Contract)
Bentley Motors
2024.07 - 2025.03
Head of Data Governance (Contract)
Starr Companies
2023.04 - 2024.06
Data Governance Lead (Contract)
AIG Life
2022.08 - 2023.03
Vice President - Data Risk
Credit Suisse
2021.08 - 2022.08
Head of Audit Analytics
Chubb European Group SE
2016.08 - 2021.08
Data Governance Manager
Chubb European Group SE
2012.10 - 2016.07
Solvency II Data Quality Project Manager
Markel International
2010.05 - 2012.01
LL.B (Hons) - undefined
University of East London
BA (Hons) 1st Class -
University of Kent