Robert Santos

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Rob Santos
Director of the United States Census Bureau
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingRon Jarmin (acting)
Personal details
BornSan Antonio, Texas, U.S.
EducationSan Antonio College
Trinity University (BA)
University of Michigan (MA)

Robert Luis Santos is an American statistician who is the nominee to serve as director of the United States Census Bureau in the Biden administration.

Early life and education[]

Santos was born in San Antonio. After graduating from Holy Cross of San Antonio, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Trinity University and a Master of Arts in statistics from the University of Michigan.[1]

Career[]

Santos has worked at the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center, NORC at the University of Chicago, and the Institute for Survey Research at Temple University. He is the 116th president of the American Statistical Association[2] and a member of the National Center for Health Statistics board of counselors.[3][4] Santos is the vice president for statistical methods and chief methodologist at the Urban Institute.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Robert Santos for Director of the U.S. Census Bureau". The White House. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  2. ^ "ASA Members Elect Robert Santos, Dionne Price to Association Leadership". amstat.org. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. ^ "Biden To Make Historic Census Director Pick With Latinx Statistician Rob Santos". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  4. ^ Gonzalez, Oriana. "Biden picks Robert Santos to be first person of color to lead Census bureau". Axios. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  5. ^ "Robert Santos". Urban Institute. 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
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