Kris Pulmanns

Data governance consultant with cross-sector experience spanning governance strategy, data management, enterprise architecture, and delivery. Combines academic grounding with hands-on implementation experience in complex environments, with current emphasis on AI governance, ontology, and semantics. Known for a people-first, no-nonsense working style that helps identify practical improvement opportunities and communicate them clearly across different levels of seniority.

Owner and Developer / In-house Expert at AE (2024 – Present)

• Owner and developer of the internal data assessment methodology within the Data department.
• Acts as in-house expert on data governance across client delivery and internal capability building.

Data Management & Governance Expert at ProjectiveGroup (2023 – 2024)

• Provided expertise to clients and internal teams in data management, governance, and architecture.
• Worked in a financial-services transformation context with a strong governance and architecture focus.

Governance Expert at Pong (2022 – 2023)

• Helped develop the governance assessment methodology used in client engagements.
• Supported clients with expertise in data governance and architecture.

Graduate Entrant to Senior Data Specialist at House of Beta (2017 – 2021)

• Progressed from graduate entrant to senior data specialist.
• Delivered data engineering and management services, primarily in the financial risk domain.
• Coached junior colleagues in SQL and data modelling.

Data Management Analyst at ABN Amro (2022 – 2022)

Starting from carte blanche, conducted data lineage work uncovering significant issues in the risk data pipeline.

Data Steward / Project Manager at Rabobank (2021 – 2021)

Restarted a stalled data governance project; led analysts and delivered governance analysis to meet regulatory requirements.

Technical Analyst / Data Engineer at NN (2020 – 2020)

Implemented SAP Claims handling in data warehouse, developed pricing pipelines, assisted actuarial reporting.

Data Engineer at Bovemij (2019 – 2019)

Developed a DWH to serve actuarial reporting needs for a subsidiary of Bovemij using Kimball methodology.

Data Trainee / Analyst at Various (2017 – 2018)

Served in various financial organisations during my course as a trainee in House of Beta. During this time I touched on aspects of finance such as pensions, consumptive/personal finance, risk reporting and debt collection.

MSc in Business Process / Data Science Management – Open Universiteit (OU) (2026)

MSc in Comparative & International Politics – KU Leuven (KUL) (2017)

BSc in Political Science – University of Amsterdam (UvA) (2015)