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Jiashen You
Chief Data Officer, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Dr. Jiashen You is the Chief Data Officer at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), where he plays a critical role in integrating data-driven strategies to enhance operational efficiency and support the agency’s mission against employment discrimination. Dr. You’s strategic vision was instrumental in developing the EEOC’s Enterprise Data Warehouse and launching EEOC Explore, an advanced interactive data query tool that enhances public access to vital employment discrimination data.
Prior to his current appointment, Dr. You led the EEOC’s Information and Data Access Division within the Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics, where his initiatives significantly advanced the agency’s data management and analytical capabilities. His professional trajectory also includes significant roles as the immigration enforcement statistics lead at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and as a mathematical statistician at the Department of Transportation and the U.S. Census Bureau, highlighting his extensive data science and policy background.
Dr. You holds advanced degrees in mathematics and statistics, with a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in statistics from UCLA, preceded by undergraduate studies in mathematics and information and computer sciences at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. He has taught various college math and statistics courses since 2006.