Carla Medalia is the Senior Technical Advisor to the Chief Scientist and Associate Director of Research and Methodology at the U.S. Census Bureau. She is a leading expert on cutting-edge statistical and data science research on leveraging administrative records and commercial data to create stakeholder-driven statistical products and improve the way the Census Bureau collects, produces, and disseminates data. She is co-chair of the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology and has a Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography from the University of Pennsylvania.