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Datum Awards
The Data Foundation is proud to announce the 2025 Datum Awards nomination period has opened! Datum Awards 2025 will be our seventh annual award series that celebrates exceptional government data champions who are transforming how we use data and evidence to better serve the public.
The need for evidence-based decision-making remains salient, the Datum Awards spotlight federal leaders who are creating and advancing meaningful initiatives that transform data into strategic policies and deliver impactful results.
Awards will recognize leaders across all three positions established under the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, as well as political leaders and other categories that align with the Data Foundation’s mission of making government more effective and transparent through the better use of data.
Submissions are now open. Event details coming soon!
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Data Innovation
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Political Leadership
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Chief Data Officer
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Chief Evaluation Officer
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Statistical Official
The 2025 Datum Awards celebrate individuals currently working in the U.S. federal government who have exemplified leadership and innovation in data-driven public service. Nominees we’re looking for will have:
Accomplishments must have occurred within the past 12 months.
Note: Only current U.S. federal government employees are eligible. Corporate, non-profit, and academic nominees without government affiliation will not be considered.
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Data Innovation Award
Natalie Donahue
Former Chief of Evaluation, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
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Federal Data Innovation Award
Daren Purnell Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Director, Data Products, Office of Financial Research, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Political Leadership Award
Congressman Derek Kilmer
U.S. House of Representatives
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Chief Data Officer Award
Scott Gibbons
Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Labor
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Evaluation Officer Award
Shawn Klimek, Ph.D.
Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Statistical Official Award
Brian Moyer, Ph.D.
Statistical Official and Director, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Data Innovation
Nick Pallotta
Project Manager, USDA (Democratizing Data: The 5 W's)
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Political Leadership
Dominique Duval-Diop, Ph.D.
Chief Data Scientist, White House Office of Science and Technology
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Chief Data Officer
Ren Essene
Former Chief Data Officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Chief Evaluation Officer
Susan Jenkins, Ph.D.
Former Evaluation Officer and Director, Division of Evidence, Evaluation and Data Policy, Office of Science and Data Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Statistical Official
Alex Marten, Ph.D.
Statistical Official and Associate Director, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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2023 Organizational Leadership Role
Hudson Hollister
Co-founder and CEO, HData
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2023 Organizational Leadership Role
John Runyan
President, Runyan Public Affairs (retired)
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Data Innovation
Mike Willis
Associate Director, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Political Leadership
Senator Brian Schatz
U.S. Senate for Hawai'i
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Chief Data Officer
Samuel C. “Chris” Haffer, Ph.D.
Former Chief Data Officer, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Chief Evaluation Officer
Matthew Soldner, Ph.D.
Former Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Education
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Statistical Official
Shelly Wilkie Martinez
Former Senior Statistician, White House Office of Management and Budget
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Customer Experience Official
Barbara Morton
Deputy Chief Veterans Experience Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Political Leadership
Congressman Don Beyer
U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia’s 8th District
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Chief Data Officer
Brandon Pustejovsky
Chief Data Officer, United States Agency for International Development
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Evaluation Officer
Katherine Dawes
Former Evaluation Officer, Environmental Protection Agency
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Data Innovation
Victoria (Tori) Velkoff, Ph.D.
Former Associate Director for Demographic Programs, Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
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Political Leadership
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
U.S. House of Representatives, New York's 12th Congressional District
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Chief Data Officer
Greg Fortelny
Former Chief Data Officer, Department of Education
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Evaluation Officer
Christina Yancey, Ph.D.
Former Chief Evaluation Officer, Department of Labor
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Political Leadership
Senator Patty Murray
(D-WA)
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Chief Data Officer
Edward Kearns, Ph.D.
Former Chief Data Officer, Department of Commerce
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Evaluation Officer
Naomi Goldstein, Ph.D.
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
