Summary
Christopher Dick is a founder and data science leader with a decade of experience translating complex demographic and program data into actionable public-sector decisions. He has led analytics teams and strategy at Civis Analytics, guided high-stakes population research at the U.S. Census Bureau, and now runs Demographic Analytics Advisors while holding fellowships at Harvard Law and Georgetown-affiliated institutes. Christopher specializes in marrying technical tools and methods with organizational design and culture to make data initiatives durable and effective within government settings. His work spans census and population estimation, disaster response analytics, and program effectiveness measurement for federal, state, and city clients. He brings a sociologist’s grounding in institutional behavior to data science practice, which helps him design interventions that succeed beyond pilot phases. Based in Washington, D.C., he combines hands-on analytic rigor with policy-savvy implementation experience.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
ABD Sociology, ABD Sociology at North Carolina State University
Master's degree Sociology, Master's degree Sociology at Washington State University