Zach Whitman

Zach Whitman, PhD, has served as the Chief Data Officer at the U.S. Census Bureau since 2016. Their mission is to be the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. Whitman’s team is unlocking the wealth of data about the nation’s population and economy through one of the government’s largest modern, user-focused data portals. He previously worked as a senior associate at Deloitte and as an earthquake response consultant at New Zealand’s Natural Hazard Research Centre.