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Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members
Pages 139-144

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From page 139...
... His primary research areas include methods for protecting data confidentiality, for handling missing and faulty data, and for combining information across data sources. He is a fellow of the American Statistical Association and of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the recipient of the Gertrude Cox Award for contributions to survey statistics, and the recipient of the Links Lecture Award.
From page 140...
... DIANA FARRELL is an independent director and trustee of various organizations, including eBay, the Urban Institute, and the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, she was the global head of the McKinsey Center for Government, providing research, proprietary data, and other tools to support government leaders focused on improving performance.
From page 141...
... NICHOLAS HART is president of the Data Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that champions the use of open data and evidence-­ informed public policy to improve society. He is a fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center and with the National Academy of Public Administration.
From page 142...
... He also spearheaded the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's efforts to develop expertise in high-performance computing, parallel data warehousing technologies, and big data initiatives. Prior to joining the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Watson spent 15 years working in the Department of Energy's nuclear weapons complex as a technical programmer and administrator of databases and Unix environments.
From page 143...
... It also evaluates ongoing s­ tatistical programs and tracks the statistical policy and coordinating activities of the federal government, serving a unique role at the intersection of s­tatistics and public policy. The committee's work is supported by a consortium of federal agencies through a National Science Foundation grant and individual contracts with federal agencies.


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