Kristen Baldwin

Kristen Baldwin is the Chief Data Officer (CDO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), and Senior Agency Official for Records Management (SAOR) at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

Baldwin is responsible for leading IT operations and managing security and privacy programs, compliance, enterprise architecture, and directing the modernization of enterprise systems, services, and products. She oversees the reliability of IT operations to support the agency’s mission of ensuring the safety and soundness of national banks as well as fair and equal access to financial services for all Americans. Ms. Baldwin is responsible for data management and serves as the SAOR, acting on behalf of the Comptroller to ensure the OCC efficiently and appropriately complies with all applicable records management statutes, regulations, and policy.

Baldwin previously served as the CIO and Assistant Administrator for Information and Technology Services at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Prior to joining the FAA, she held several leadership positions within the U.S. Department of Transportation, serving as Deputy CIO and as Associate CIO for IT Policy and Oversight.

Ms. Baldwin holds a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and a M.S degree in information systems from the George Washington University.