On June 10th, 2020, OMB named Ted Kaouk, USDA as the inaugural Chair for the Chief Data Officers Council. According to a statement released by the OMB, Ted believes deeply that federal CDOs have an opportunity to engage in work that is meaningful and transformative through the steps outlined in the Federal Data Strategy. At USDA, he has seen first-hand the impacts that delivering data and analytics solutions to leaders and field employees have on how the agency serves the public. He knows the unique power government data has to solve major public challenges.