Duval-Diop Joins New Master’s Program
Dominique Duval-Diop, deputy chief data officer for the Department of Commerce, has joined the faculty for the School of Education and Social Policy’s newest offering, the Master’s in Technology, People, and Policy program (MTePP) at Northwestern University.
A policy leader, data scientist, and economic geographer, she uses data to inform policy and build responsible AI. She is currently teaching MTePP Data, Ethics and Effective Policy Design.
Duval-Diop, along with tech policy experts and instructors Nicol Turner Lee, and Nik Marda, bring relevant and real world experience to their teaching. Lee, a researcher and senior fellow at the Brooking Institution who writes about the digital divide, recently spoke with Duval-Diop on TechTank about the significance of using data fairly and fostering inclusivity.
She previously served as the U.S. Chief Data Scientist at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow, and an associate director at the Millennium Challenge Corporation. In these positions, she helped federal agencies use data and technology to drive impact both in the U.S. and internationally.
Duval-Diop received her bachelor’s degree in economics at Northwestern before earning a master’s in urban and environmental policy at Columbia University and a doctorate in economic geography in 2006 at Louisiana State University.