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U.S. Chief Data Scientist
Company NameThe White House
Dates EmployedFeb 2015 – Jan 2017 Employment Duration2 yrs
LocationWashington D.C. Metro Area
Appointed as the first U.S. Chief Data Scientist and established the mission of the office: To responsibly unleash the power of data for the benefit of the American public and maximize the nation’s return on its investment in data.
Some of the things we were responsible for:
Healthcare
Entering the genomic era of medicine - Precision Medicine Initiative (announced State of the Union 2015)
End cancer - Cancer Moonshot (announced State of the Union 2016)
Electronic medical records, patients access to data and data interoperability
Cybersecurity and the health ecosystem
Ending suicide and improving mental health
Criminal Justice
Increase trust between law enforcement & citizens - Police Data Initiative - 44M Americans and 130 jurisdictions (launched by the President in Camden New Jersey)
End the endless of cycle of incarceration - Data Driven Justice Initiative - 94M Americans, 141 jurisdictions and 10 States
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence National Strategy
All data courses must have ethics & security
Ensuring data isn’t used for discrimination
Data and improving the life for all Americans
Using data to help local communities connect to opportunities - launched the Opportunity Project
Addressing the drastic rise in traffic fatalities
Increasing Federal capacity to be data-driven
Helped establish ~40 Chief Data Scientists/Officers across the Federal Government
Established the Data Cabinet and associated leadership group across national security
Now data scientist is a career path in the civil service
National Security
Bring Silicon Valley & the Pentagon closer together - helped establish DIUx and the Defense Digital Service
Encryption
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