Karin Orvis

Karin A. Orvis is a U.S. government official who has been appointed to become the Chief Statistician of the United States in May, 2022.[1][2] She will be in charge of the Statistical Policy Branch of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

Karin Orvis
Chief Statistician of the United States
Assumed office
May 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDom Mancini (Acting)
Personal details
EducationMichigan State University (BS)
George Mason University (MS, PhD)

Career

Orvis earned a Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from George Mason University, and a college degree in psychology from Michigan State University. She was an assistant professor at Old Dominion University. She held several Department of Defense positions including the Directorship of the Transition to Veterans Program Office, which supports military service members as they become veterans, and return to civilian life. She was appointed to be the Director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office in 2019.[3][4][5] In April 2022 she was appointed to be Chief Statistician of the U.S.

References
  1. Jory Heckman. OMB names DoD’s suicide prevention director as chief statistician to lead data goals. Federal News Network, 29 April 2022
  2. "OMB Appoints Permanent Chief Statistician to Oversee Data Goals". www.meritalk.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  3. The Department of Defense Appoints Dr. Karin A. Orvis as New Director, Defense Suicide Prevention Office, Department of Defense news release, March 13, 2019
  4. SAGE (2022-04-29). "US Getting a Permanent Chief Statistician After Two-Year Gap". Social Science Space. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  5. "Defense Suicide Prevention Office > About DSPO > Leadership > Karin Orvis". www.dspo.mil. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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