Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics

What Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics does

Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics (ODGA) is a state government agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, established under Virginia Code § 2.2-203.2:4 and operationally led by the Chief Data Officer, Ken Pfeil. The agency partners with executive branch agencies and localities to maximize the value of Commonwealth data through strategic governance, secure cross-agency data sharing, and enterprise analytics services. Its core portfolio includes the Commonwealth Data Trust (a legal mechanism enabling interagency data sharing without triggering dissemination restrictions under the GDCDPA), the Open Data Portal, the Virginia Permit Transparency (VPT) platform, the DWR Purview Solution, and the Substance Use Data Analytics Platform (SUDA), launched in February 2026 in response to the opioid epidemic. Supporting products include AI governance resources, standardized policy templates, training programs, and a layered governance structure (Executive Data Board, Data Governance Council, Data Stewards Group).

The underlying technology stack is built almost entirely on the Microsoft Azure ecosystem: Azure cloud infrastructure hosts SQL-based process automation (notably the Department of Forestry tax workflow, which replaced a legacy MS Access process and reduced manual processing from 1.5 days to near-zero), Microsoft Purview provides data cataloging and PII classification (2,500 DWR tables onboarded), and Power BI powers both internal dashboards (201 users across 10 agencies on VPT) and public-facing transparency dashboards. The agency is HIPAA HITrust and SOC2 NIST 800-53 certified through its Purview deployment, and provides a GDCDPA Compliance Guidebook for AI Systems in response to HB1161, which was signed in April 2026.

ODGA's business model is government appropriations rather than commercial revenue. Services are provided at no cost to Commonwealth executive branch agencies and localities, and there are no commercial pricing tiers. As of May 10, 2025, ODGA integrated with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) under legislation HB1632 and SB1137, aligning data governance with the state's central IT infrastructure. Revenue is not disclosed; the agency operates as a public-sector cost center funded through state budget allocations, with strategic significance measured in mandate scope, regulatory influence, and adoption across agencies rather than top-line revenue growth.

Name

Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics

Legal name

Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics

Website

https://odga.virginia.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics is a state government agency that provides data governance, secure cross-agency data sharing, and enterprise analytics services to Commonwealth of Virginia executive branch agencies, built on Microsoft Azure, Purview, and Power BI.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Data Governance and Analytics

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Sharing, Data Exchange & Data Marketplace Platforms (HDAEABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Privacy Management (Consent, DSAR, RoPA) (HDADAFAH), Consent, Authorization & Data Sharing Governance (opt-in/opt-out, DS4P) (HLACABAG)

Keywords

• Data governance services
• Government analytics platforms
• Interagency data sharing
• Open data portal
• PII classification solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government appropriations: As a Virginia state government agency, ODGA is funded through state budget appropriations and legislative allocations. Services are provided at no cost to Commonwealth agencies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ODGA partners with Commonwealth of Virginia agencies and public institutions to maximize the value of Commonwealth data through strategic governance, secure and appropriate data sharing, and enterprise analytics services. It operates platforms including the Commonwealth Data Trust for interagency data sharing, the Open Data Portal for public data access, the Substance Use Data Analytics Platform (SUDA) for opioid analytics, and the Virginia Permit Transparency (VPT) platform, while delivering data catalog/PII classification via Microsoft Purview and process automation through SQL on Azure.

Product overview

Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics operates as a centralized state data governance agency offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services. The core offerings include the Commonwealth Data Trust (enabling legal interagency data sharing), the Open Data Portal (providing public data access), and the Substance Use Data Analytics Platform (SUDA) for opioid epidemic response. Supporting these are the Virginia Permit Transparency (VPT) platform for permit tracking and the Microsoft Purview-based DWR Purview Solution for data cataloging and PII identification. The agency also provides enterprise analytics services, AI governance resources, policy templates, training programs (including Lunch and Learn series and the Virginia Datathon), and governance bodies (Executive Data Board, Data Governance Council, Data Stewards Group). The portfolio works together to maximize Commonwealth data value through strategic governance, secure data sharing, and analytics services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Substance Use Data Analytics Platform (SUDA): A strategic initiative providing secure access to integrated data analysis across state and local partners to support the fight against the opioid epidemic.
• Virginia Permit Transparency (VPT)
• Virginia Datathon
• Commonwealth Data Trust

Products and services

• Commonwealth Data Trust Legal mechanism enabling interagency data sharing without triggering dissemination restrictions under the GDCDPA. ODGA acts as the agent for any executive branch agency sharing information through this mechanism, allowing secure collaboration and data-driven decision making across agencies.
• Open Data Portal (ODP)

Quantifiable outcome

• Department of Forestry tax process reduced from 1.5 days manual work to automated, eliminating human error risk
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Collaborative partnership on the SUDA (Substance Use Disorder Analytics) platform, which earned the State IT Innovation of the Year Award at the 2026 StateScoop 50 Awards.
• Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2025ODGA integrated with VITA as of May 10th, 2025, aligning with legislation HB1632 and SB1137. This integration strengthens enterprise technology services and aligns data governance with statewide IT infrastructure.
• Virginia Health Information (VHI)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for aggregated healthcare claims data integration into SUDA platform, including private insurance companies and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
• Virginia Department of Health (VDH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerData contributor to SUDA platform, providing overdose needs assessment and other health data for substance use analytics.
• Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerData contributor to SUDA platform providing insights on substance use disorder services and community services board data.
• Department of Forensic Science (DFS)coreTechnology or IntegrationData contributor to SUDA platform providing drug seizure and forensic data for drug trends analysis.
• Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (VOAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for grant and settlement funding tracking through the SUDA platform, supporting opioid crisis response analytics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Alation: Data catalog and metadata platform sold into government and enterprise — functionally analogous to ODGA's Purview-based DWR solution and Open Data Portal curation capabilities.
• Informatica: Large data integration and governance platform vendor with public-sector customers; its Intelligent Data Management Cloud overlaps with the data integration, cataloging, and governance work ODGA performs on Azure/Purview.
• Collibra: Enterprise data catalog and governance platform that competes for the same data-governance workloads ODGA addresses with Microsoft Purview — a thematically adjacent commercial vendor rather than a direct substitute.

Regional players

• State of Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT): Maryland's central IT and data services agency delivers enterprise data management, analytics, and shared technology services to state agencies, functionally similar to ODGA's role within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Minnesota IT Services (MNIT): Minnesota's consolidated state IT agency provides enterprise data governance, analytics, and shared technology services to state agencies and partners, paralleling ODGA's VITA-integrated operating model.
• State of Tennessee Strategic Technology Solutions (STS): Tennessee's consolidated technology organization provides enterprise IT, data, and analytics services to state government, a structural peer to ODGA's VITA-integrated delivery model.
• California Office of Data and Innovation: California's state-level data and innovation office provides data governance, analytics, and cross-agency data services to state departments — the closest functional analogue to ODGA operating in a different state jurisdiction.
• State of Utah Division of Technology Services / Data: Utah's central IT and data organization delivers enterprise data governance, analytics, and shared services to state agencies, comparable to ODGA's enterprise governance and analytics mandate.
• New York State Chief Data Officer (NYS CDO) Office: Operates the New York State open data portal and coordinates statewide data governance and analytics for executive-branch agencies, performing the same enterprise data-governance role as ODGA in a different geography.
• State of Colorado Office of Information Technology: Colorado's central IT and data office delivers shared data, analytics, and governance services across executive-branch agencies, comparable to ODGA's scope under Virginia Code § 2.2-203.2:4.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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