Katherine K. Wallman,

Katherine Wallman currently serves as Chief Statistician at the United States Office of Management and Budget.  In this capacity, she oversees and coordinates U.S. Federal statistical policies, standards, and programs; develops and advances long-term improvements in Federal statistical activities; and represents the U.S. Government in international statistical organizations, including the UN and the OECD.  During her tenure as the United States’ Chief Statistician, Ms. Wallman has increased collaboration among the agencies of the U.S. statistical system, fostered improvements in the scope and quality of the Nation’s official statistics, strengthened the protections for confidential statistical information, and initiated changes that have made the products of the system more accessible and usable.

Prior to assuming the position of Chief Statistician in 1992, Ms. Wallman served for more than a decade as Executive Director of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics, a coalition of organizations concerned with fostering communication among users and producers of Federal statistics and improving the utility and accessibility of the Nation=s statistical resources.  Earlier in her career, Ms. Wallman worked for several years in the Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards, as well as in the National Center for Education Statistics.  Her special interests include increasing cooperation between the several levels of government in the production of national statistics, strengthening the interface between academic and government statisticians, and enhancing the statistical literacy of the public.

Ms. Wallman, a Presidential Meritorious Executive, is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute, a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Founder Member of the International Association for Official Statistics.  In 1992, she served as President of the American Statistical Association.  Ms. Wallman, who was elected to serve as Chairman of the United Nations Statistical Commission during 2004 and 2005, is currently completing her second term as Chairman of the Conference of European Statisticians, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.