The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has expanded the leadership team of its Division of Data, or DOD, with the appointment of Ted Kaouk as chief data officer and director of DOD and John Coughlan as chief data scientist.
CFTC said Kaouk will oversee the DOD’s data integration efforts and facilitate collaboration among offices and divisions to help the CFTC leadership make informed policy decisions.
He was chief data officer at the Office of Personnel Management and oversaw the development of OPM’s inaugural human capital data strategy.
Kaouk also held the same position at the Department of Agriculture and served as the first chair of the Federal Chief Data Officers Council.
Meanwhile, Coughlan has held data science and analytical roles at CFTC for eight years. Before joining the DOD, he was a market analyst within the Division of Market Oversight’s Market Intelligence Branch.
In his new role, Coughlan will help advance the DOD’s data science capabilities and drive the adoption of artificial intelligence-powered tools across the agency.