About Data USAData USADUSA_fad75730-2b7d-11e7-abc5-587364df7fbeData USA TeamIn 2014, Deloitte, Datawheel, and Cesar Hidalgo, Professor at the MIT Media Lab and Director of MacroConnections, came together to embark on an ambitious journey -- to understand and visualize the critical issues facing the United States in areas like jobs, skills and education across industry and geography. And, to use this knowledge to inform decision making among executives, policymakers and citizens. Our team, comprised of economists, data scientists, designers, researchers and business executives, worked for over a year with input from policymakers, government officials and everyday citizens to develop Data USA, the most comprehensive website and visualization engine of public US Government data.DeloitteDeloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee ("DTTL"), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL (also referred to as "Deloitte Global") does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of DTTL and its member firms. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting.ANN PERRINAnn is a senior research executive with Deloitte Services LP. She leads Deloitte's relationship with MIT Media Lab and is the co-leader of DataUSA. Starting in 1996, Ann launched and directed Deloitte Research and developed thought leadership capabilities across multiple industries (e.g. Consumer & Industrial Products, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Technology, Media & Telecommunications) in the US, Europe and Japan. She has established collaborations with leading universities, technologists and institutes around the world to work on research, workshops and commercial projects. Ann brings over 20 years of experience researching disruptive technologies and the strategic, operational and organizational issues critical to performance. She is an author of multiple articles and reports that have been featured in publications such as the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist and Harvard Business Review. Ann holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Berkeley and Masters from the University of California at Los Angeles. She sits on the boards of the University of California Berkeley Foundation and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.WILLIAM EGGERSAn author, columnist, consultant, and popular speaker for more than two decades, William Eggers is a leading authority on government reform. He is responsible for research and thought leadership for Deloitte's public sector industry practice. His nine books include The Solution Revolution: How Government, Business, and Social Enterprises are Teaming up to Solve Society's Biggest Problems (Harvard Business Review Press 2013). The book, which The Wall Street Journal calls "pulsating with new ideas about civic and business and philanthropic engagement," was named to ten best books of the year lists. His other books include The Washington Post best seller If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government (Harvard Business Press, 2009), Governing by Network (Brookings, 2004), and The Public Innovator's Playbook (Deloitte Research 2009). He coined the term Government 2.0 in a book by the same name. His books have won numerous awards including the 2014 Axiom award for best book on business theory, the Louis Brownlow award for best book on public management, the Sir Antony Fisher award for best book promoting an understanding of the free economy, and the Roe Award for leadership and innovation in public policy research. A former manager of the Texas Performance Review, he has advised governments around the world. His commentary has appeared in dozens of major media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Chicago Tribune. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Morgann.DR. PATRICIA BUCKLEYDELOITTE US ECONOMIST -- Patricia Buckley started at Deloitte in September 2012 as the Director for Economic Policy and Analysis with responsibility for contributing to Deloitte's Eminence Practice with a focus on economic policy. She regularly briefs members of Deloitte's executive leadership team on changes to the US economic outlook and is responsible for the US chapter of Deloitte's quarterly Global Economic Outlook and produces "Issues by the Numbers," a data-driven examination of important economic policy issues. Additionally, she partners with various practice areas to produce topical eminence and is a frequent speaker at Deloitte events discussing current economic policy and trends. Previously, Patricia served as the Senior Economic Policy Advisor to four Secretaries of Commerce where she provided regular briefings to the Secretary in preparation for Cabinet meetings, press interviews, and discussions with business and foreign leaders. While at Commerce, she served as policy point person for several key strategic initiatives related to maintaining U.S. competitiveness, revitalizing the manufacturing sector, and reforming the country's immigration system. She also served as executive director to the Secretary's Advisory Committee on "Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century." Earlier in her career, Patricia was an economist at the Manufacturers Alliance, a policy research organization, and the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. Patricia has a Ph.D. in Economics from Georgetown University and a B.S. degree in Economics from Clemson University.DANNY BACHMAN, PH.D.Danny Bachman is in charge of U.S. economic forecasting for Deloitte's Eminence and Strategy functions. He is an experienced U.S. and international macroeconomic forecaster and modeler. Dr. Bachman came to Deloitte from IHS economics, where he was in charge of IHS's Center for Forecasting and Modeling. Prior to that, he worked as a forecaster and economic analyst at the US Commerce Department, was responsible for U.S. economic forecasting and modeling at WEFA (previously Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates) and taught international economics at Temple University. His first professional job was at Israel's Ministry of Finance. Dr. Bachman is a native of Philadelphia. He has a B.A. from Johns Hopkins and Ph.D. from Brown University. Dr. Bachman lives in Rockville, Maryland with his wife, but without his two millennial children, who-evidently defying the odds-have not returned home after college. Yet.PETER VIECHNICKIPeter is a strategic analysis manager and data scientist in Deloitte Services LP's Public Sector Eminence group. His research focuses on opportunities created by new analytic techniques within Federal and State government programs. He has a particular passion for open data and standards. Peter previously served as a federal officer in the US intelligence community, and has expertise in natural language processing and geospatial techniques.DANIEL BYLERDATA SCIENTIST, DELOITTE SERVICES LP -- Daniel Byler is a data scientist with Deloitte Services LP where he manages a portfolio of quantitative projects across Deloitte's research agenda. Prior to his current role, he supported clients in large federal agencies on data-focused projects.MATT GENTILEMatt is a principal and leader of Deloitte's Federal Strategic Risk Market Offering and Deloitte's Geospatial practice. Matthew is a recognized innovator and entrepreneur in the analytics community, dedicating the past 18 years to working at the intersection of commerce, public policy and geospatial technology. In his role at Deloitte, Matt has made significant contributions to the analytics community through advising Federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies on the collaborative exchange, display and analysis of data. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University and a Master degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 2013, he was appointed to the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) by the Secretary of the Interior to help inform the development and implementation of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and the federal government's geospatial platform. Matt is also on the Advisory Board for Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs.Macro ConnectionsThe Macro Connections group focuses on the development of analytical tools that can help improve our understanding of the world's macro structures in all of their complexity. By developing methods to analyze and represent networks --such as the networks connecting countries to the products they export, or historical characters to their peers -- Macro Connections research aims to help improve our understanding of the world by putting together the pieces that our scientific disciplines have helped to pull apart.DatawheelDatawheel is a small but mighty crew of programmers and designers with a passion for crafting data into predictive, decision-making, and storytelling tools. Every visualization platform they build is a tailored solution that marries the needs of users and the data supporting it... The visualizations in Data USA are powered by D3plus, an open-source visualization engine that was created by members of the Datawheel team.CÉSAR HIDALGOCO-FOUNDER -- César is the ABC Career Development Professor at the MIT Media Lab and director of the Lab's Macro Connections group. He has ten years of experience in metadata analysis and representation and has been involved in over 30 academic publications exploring its possible uses.DAVE LANDRYCO-FOUNDER -- Dave holds a dual-degree in graphic design and multimedia studies from Northeastern University and has past experience in print design, video game production and as art director of Boston-based music magazine. When not hooked into his computers Dave likes to kick back with a cheesy comic book movie and go for long walks on the beach with is his four-legged friend, Lucy.ALEX SIMOESCO-FOUNDER -- Alex comes to Datawheel from the MIT Media Lab, where he focused on data decision-making tools and using visual techniques to understand data, in addition to creating the OEC as his master's thesis. Besides data and design, Alex spends his free time engaging in every type of art. He even plays guitar in a band called The Hard Clean.JONATHAN SPEISERCHIEF SOFTWARE ARCHITECT -- Jonathan is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab by way of Goldman Sachs, where he worked as a software developer to improve the firm's virtualization and cloud computing infrastructure. Jonathan previously volunteered with the City of Cambridge Broadband Taskforce. On a good day, he may be spotted cheering at Fenway as the Red Sox lose to the Yankees.MELISSA TENGDESIGNER -- Melissa is a Sapient-trained web designer who graduated from Rice University with a degree in Economics. She's Datawheel's go-to design expert whose artistic skill ranges from the physical to the digital. On the side Melissa curates a gallery with artists from marginalized communities.MATT ROSADINIADMINISTRATION -- Matt is a graduate of Northeastern University who has spent his professional life encouraging young creative businesses. His professional talents include programming, operations and photography, among others. Matt balances his work life with a strong dose of niche hobbies: coin collecting, metal detecting, recreational bowling, reading and anything outdoors.Government OfficialsExecutivesHow can Data USA be useful? If you are an executive, it can help you better understand your customers and talent pool. It can inform decisions on where to open or relocate your business or plant. You may also want to build on the Data USA platform using the API and integrate additional data.College GraduatesIf you are a recent college graduate, Data USA can help you find locations with the greatest opportunities for the job you want and the major you have.PolicymakersIf you are a policymaker, Data USA can be a powerful input to economic and workforce development programs.Public Health ProfessionalsOr, you may be a public health professional and want to dive into behavioral disease patterns across the country.CitizensThese are just a few examples of how an open data platform like Data USA can benefit everyday citizens, business and government.BusinessesGovernmentsKnowledge informs decision making_fad7588e-2b7d-11e7-abc5-587364df7fbeTo understand and visualize the critical issues facing the United States in areas like jobs, skills and education across industry and geography._fad75960-2b7d-11e7-abc5-587364df7fbeSelf-UnderstandingAccelerate society's ability to learn and better understand itself._fad75a1e-2b7d-11e7-abc5-587364df7fbeData USA puts public US Government data in your hands. Instead of searching through multiple data sources that are often incomplete and difficult to access, you can simply point to Data USA to answer your questions. Data USA provides an open, easy-to-use platform that turns data into knowledge. It allows millions of people to conduct their own analyses and create their own stories about America -- its people, places, industries, skill sets and educational institutions. Ultimately, accelerating society's ability to learn and better understand itself.AnalysesConduct analyses._fad75ae6-2b7d-11e7-abc5-587364df7fbe1StoriesCreate stories about America._fad75ba4-2b7d-11e7-abc5-587364df7fbe2TownsCitiesStatesTeachersWeldersWeb DevelopersComputer Science MajorsAccountantsData USA tells millions of stories about America. Through advanced data analytics and visualization, it tells stories about: places in America -- towns, cities and states; occupations, from teachers to welders to web developers; industries -- where they are thriving, where they are declining and their interconnectedness to each other; and education and skills, from where is the best place to live if you're a computer science major to the key skills needed to be an accountant.2017-04-27https://datausa.io/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net