Data Sharing WG Lead 2020-2021
Greg Fortelny was the United States Department of Education Chief Data Officer. He started his public sector career as a statistician using data to improve student outcomes and business operations in the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). There, he helped establish FSA’s Enterprise Data Office and became FSA’s Director of Statistical Research and Modeling.
In 2018, Greg became Director of the Program and Policy Studies Service, the department’s internal think tank responsible for conducting policy analysis and developing consumer information tools such as the College Scorecard.
As a data leader armed with over 10 years of experience managing Federal Data Initiatives, he has taken on a new role as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the United States Department of Education (ED).
