Dr. Dominique Duval-Diop is the Department of Commerce Acting Chief Data Officer serving in the Office of the Undersecretary for Economic Affairs. An accomplished policy leader, data scientist, and economic geographer, she has used data analytics and AI to support responsible decision-making and program design. 

Prior to joining Commerce, Dr. Duval-Diop served as the U.S. Chief Data Scientist at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. She served as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Geospatial Information Advisor, and then as Associate Director at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, where she worked on creating data-informed international infrastructure programs in countries such as Senegal, Mozambique, Tunisia, and the Solomon Islands. 

Dr. Duval-Diop earned a Bachelor's in Economics from Northwestern University, a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University, a doctorate degree in Economic Geography and Mapping Sciences from Louisiana State University, as well as a certificate in Applied Data Analytics from the Coleridge Initiative.