CDO Council Vice Chair 2020-2023
Daniel Morgan is the first Chief Data Officer (CDO) of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), having served in this capacity for ten years.
As the CDO, Dan has overall responsibility for the DOT data program and data compliance across the department. He is responsible for establishing a clear vision of the data managed in DOT and the application of DOT data for decision making. He serves as the data strategist and adviser, steward for improving data quality, liaison for data sharing, and developer of new data products.
Prior to assuming this role, Dan spent 15 years as a management consultant, providing services to public and private sector clients in a variety of areas including: open government, information technology governance, capital planning and investment control, enterprise architecture, and human capital planning. Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
