About DJ
DJ Patil (born August 3, 1974) is an American mathematician and computer scientist. He served as Chief Data Scientist of the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama, making him the first person to hold this role. His tenure focused on police data transparency, criminal justice reform, and the Precision Medicine Initiative.
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ScientistBusiness Leader / ExecutivePolitician / DiplomatSpeaker
Known for
- First U.S. Chief Data Scientist (2015-2017)
- Co-coining the term "Data Scientist
- Police Data Initiative
- Data-Driven Justice Initiative
- Precision Medicine Initiative
- Leadership roles at LinkedIn, Skype, PayPal, eBay
- Author of data science books
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