Craig Clay
President, Global Capital Markets, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)
Craig Clay has been with Donnelley Financial Solutions for 23 years and is the President of Global Capital Markets. Craig’s responsibilities include customer satisfaction and retention, owning the vision, strategy and goals for the Capital Markets business and aligning regional market strategies with the overall strategy. He is also responsible for delivering superior service distinctiveness to customers and delivery technology solutions to answer client needs. Craig has demonstrated leadership, a customer focus, and commitment to results throughout his career with Donnelley and its corporate predecessor, RR Donnelley.
Nick Hart, Ph.D.
President & CEO, Data Foundation
Secretary, Data Foundation Board of Directors
Nick Hart is the President & CEO of the Data Foundation. He is a recognized advocate and leader for establishing systems and practices that enable evidence-informed policymaking and open data practices to succeed around the world to improve society. He is an expert in United States policies related to data, evaluation, statistics, science, and privacy.
Molly Irwin, Ph.D.
Principal Solutions Architect, Workforce, Children, & Families, Abt Associates
Molly Irwin develops strategies and plans for growth for Abt’s Human Services Portfolio and associated client accounts such as workforce and disability and children, youth, and families.
Valerie Logan
CEO and Founder, The Data Lodge
Founding The Data Lodge in 2019, Valerie is as committed to data literacy as it gets. She believes that in today's digital society, data literacy is not just a work skill- it's a life skill. With advisory services, bootcamps, a resource library and community services at The Data Lodge, Valerie is certifying the world’s first Data Literacy Program Leads across commercial, nonprofit and public sectors, and pioneering the path forward in cracking the data culture code.
Steven Meizanis
Global Data Product Manager, Bloomberg LP
Steven Meizanis is a senior executive with nearly 25 years of experience in the financial industry. Steven graduated summa cum laude from Rider University with a bachelor’s degree in finance. Steven is currently the global head of Bloomberg LEI Services and Entity Management. He also manages Open Symbology and the FIGI standard and Bloomberg’s Regulatory Content. With a focus on industry standards, Steven most recently led an effort through the GLEIF accreditation process, allowing Bloomberg to become a Local Operating Unit (LOU) and issuer of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI).
Kathy Newcomer, Ph.D.
Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
Kathryn Newcomer is a professor in the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University where she teaches graduate level courses on public and nonprofit program evaluation, and research design. She served as the Trachtenberg School director for over 12 years, until July 2019. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and currently serves on the Comptroller General’s Educators’ Advisory Panel. She served as an elected member of the Board of Directors of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) (2013-2015 and 2016-2018), and as AEA president for 2017. She served as President of the Network of the Association of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) for 2006-2007. She routinely conducts research and training for federal and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations on performance measurement and program evaluation, and has designed and conducted evaluations for many U.S. federal agencies and dozens of nonprofit organizations.
Nancy Potok, Ph.D.
Former Chief Statistician of the United States
Dr. Nancy Potok is the CEO of NAPx Consulting. She formerly was the Chief Statistician of the United States, co-chairing the Federal Data Strategy and serving as a Commissioner on the bipartisan Commission for Evidence-Based Policy Making. She previously served as Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Census Bureau; Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs at the US Department of Commerce; Senior VP for Economic, Labor, and Population Studies at NORC at the University of Chicago; and Chief Operating Officer at McManis & Monsalve Associates, a business analytics and organizational transformation consulting firm.
Lynn Peng
Assistant General Counsel – IP & Privacy, Workiva Inc.
Lynn Peng is the lead data privacy and intellectual property counsel at Workiva. She is a trusted advisor and solution-oriented business partner who oversees all matters related to data privacy and intellectual property globally. Her diverse experience includes data privacy compliance and risk mitigation, intellectual property protection, strategy and portfolio management, contract strategy, drafting and negotiation, and cross-functional team leadership.
Kris Rowley
Chief Data Officer, Conference of State Bank Supervisors
Treasurer, Data Foundation Board of Directors
Kris is the Chief Data Officer at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. In this role, Kris will support technology modernization efforts that drive data analytical capabilities and support the organization in prioritizing data and information needs of state regulators across the country.
Kevin Richards
Data Coalition Advisory Board Liaison
Vice President, Head of U.S. Government Relations, SAP
Kevin M. Richards has dedicated much of his public and private sector career to technology public policy. In 2014, Mr. Richards was named Vice President and Head of U.S. Government Relations for SAP, the world’s leading provider of enterprise application software. He currently oversees a team of U.S. government relations professionals responsible for establishing favorable laws, regulations and policies to enable SAP’s business success in the United States. Mr. Richards was elected in December 2020 to serve as the Data Coalition’s Advisory Board Liaison.
Paul Seckar
Principal at RSM, Public Sector Data and Digital Services Leader
With over 25 years of experience Paul operates as a strategic change agent, building/leading consulting practices and delivering complex technology and digital solutions to improve the delivery of government services to citizens. As a thought leader he has architected multiple solutions, authored papers, and given industry presentations.
Sherry Weir
Partner, Kearney & Company
Chair, Data Foundation Board of Directors
Sherry Weir has been with Kearney & Company since 1996 and became a Partner in 2005. Sherry directs Kearney’s financial management and information systems consulting business primarily within the Departments of the Treasury, Department of Education and Veterans Affairs.
Mark Urbanczyk
Principal, Analytics & Cognitive practice, Deloitte
Mark Urbanczyk leads the Data & Analytics Modernization practice within Deloitte’s Government & Public Services industry. The practice focuses on helping federal agencies, state and local governments, and higher education institutions enhance their mission effectiveness through data- and AI-powered transformations.