Melanie Krause

Melanie Krause is the IRS’s Chief Data and Analytics Officer (CDAO) and serves as the Acting Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement. As CDAO, she oversees Research, Applied Analytics and Statistics (RAAS), where she has a global view of IRS operations as she coordinates strategically important research activities and data initiatives. This includes using AI and advanced analytics to support new and expanded customer service and enforcement initiatives, developing strategies for addressing emerging issues and better measuring the full impact of the IRS budget and actions on compliance. She serves as co-lead of the IRS Data and Analytics Strategic Integration Board (DASIB) and served as the IRS’s Lead Delegate for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s proceedings on Tax Administration 3.0: The Digital Transformation of Tax Administration. She previously served as the Assistant Inspector General for Management and Administration with the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG).