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Nicholas Hart

MEMBER SINCE: 2019

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Nicholas “Nick”, Hart: Nick Hart's career reflects a dynamic engagement with evidence-informed policymaking and data advocacy. Mr. Hart is currently President & CEO of the Data Foundation, championing data-driven approaches to governance and the use of data. Previously, Mr. Hart directed the Evidence Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center from 2017 to 2019, where he remains a Fellow. As Policy and Research Director of the U.S. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking from 2016 to 2017, he helped formulate unanimous recommendations that became the basis of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act). His service in government included roles as a Senior Program Examiner within the White House Office of Management and Budget, focusing on education, income maintenance, and labor programs from 2012 to 2017, as a Special Assistant from 2011 to 2012, and as a Program Examiner for natural resources programs from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Hart is an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University's Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration in program evaluation.  

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Chief Executive Officer
Data Coalition
2019
2020
Director, Evidence Project
Bipartisan Policy Center
2017
2019
Policy and Research Director
U.S. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking
2016
2017
Senior Program Examiner
Education, Income Maintenance, and Labor
White House Office of Management and Budget
2012
2017
Special Assistant
White House Office of Management and Budget
2011
2012
Program Examiner
Natural Resources
White House Office of Management and Budget
2009
2011
Economic Research Analyst
Indiana Business Research Center
2007
2008
President & CEO
Data Foundation
2019
Adjunct Faculty
Trachtenberg School
George Washington University
2018
Fellow
Bipartisan Policy Center
2019
Primary Policy Areas

Agriculture, Banking/Financial Regulation, Budget and Finance, Commerce, Consumer Protection, Criminal Justice/Justice, Disability Rights, Energy, Environment/Natural Resources, Government Operations/Innovation, Nonprofit/Philanthropy, Poverty, Technology – Telecommunications, Information, Data Security

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, Budgeting and Finance, Change Management, Data Analytics, Grants Management, Information Technology, Intergovernmental, Nonprofit / NGO leadership, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Performance Measurement, Program Evaluation, Strategic Planning