Overview: TRB’s Transportation Research Circular E-C196: Improving Safety Data Programs Through Data Governance and Data Business Planning summarizes the major themes of a peer exchange held on March 3-4, 2015, in Washington, D.C., which explored effective data governance and data business planning solutions for safety applications. Specifically, the conference focused on the business case for data governance, elements of data governance, operationalizing data governance at a transportation agency, and using data governance to advance data sharing and integration.