After two years of serving as chief data officer (CDO) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Dr. Theodore Kaouk has moved to the new position of CDO and director of the Data Division at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – an independent agency that oversees regulation of the U.S. derivatives markets – according to his LinkedIn account.
“Dr. Kaouk will spearhead data integration initiatives and collaborate with the CFTC’s offices and divisions to help the agency make informed policy decisions,” CFTC said in a Dec. 21 announcement.
“I’m excited to be joining our new Chief Data Scientist John Coughlan, the Division of Data, and the whole CFTC team, to help advance the commission’s data and A.I. capabilities,” Kaouk said.
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