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**Author:** ![Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/margaret/32/237_2.png) [@Margaret](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Margaret)\ **Post date:** [24 February 2023 11:54 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/pragprog-s-medium-posts/10149/441 "2023-02-24T11:54:58Z")
Today, the spotlight is on Lauren Maffeo, author of [_Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up_](https://pragprog.com/titles/lmmlops/designing-data-governance-from-the-ground-up/). Read the interview here on Devtalk: > [@Spotlight: Lauren Maffeo (Author) Interview and AMA!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/spotlight-lauren-maffeo-author-interview-and-ama/95782/2): > > Hi Lauren! Please introduce yourself. Hi, my name’s [Lauren Maffeo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenmaffeo/). I am a service designer at Steampunk, which is a human-centered design firm based in the Washington, DC, area serving the federal government. My specialty is designing digital products and services for federal government agencies. I just wrote a book called [Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up](https://pragprog.com/titles/lmmlops/designing-data-governance-from-the-ground-up/). It’s a 100-page, six-step guide to building a data-driven culture in your organization to help you automate your data governan… Be sure to leave a question for Lauren in the ask me anything (AMA) section for a chance to win a copy of her book. #book-designing-data-governance-from-the-ground-up #Data Science Forum --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/pragprog-s-medium-posts/10149)._