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Mar 6 & 7 | 2024

Miami, FL

Ron Jarmin: Speaking at the The Flood Expo Miami

Ron Jarmin

Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer  -  U.S. Census Bureau

Statistics for Resiliency

Federal statistical agencies like the Census Bureau have a wealth of information that can assist communities in planning for and recovering from natural disasters. This talk will review some of these products and discuss ways to improve the nation''s data infrastructure to support resilient communities.

About Ron Jarmin

Dr. Ron S. Jarmin is the U.S. Census Bureau's deputy director and chief operating officer.
He served as the agency''s acting director from January 2021 to January 2022. He performed the nonexclusive functions and duties of the director from July 2017 to January 2019 and previously served as the associate director for economic programs where he oversaw the 2017 Economic Census. From 2011 to 2016, Dr. Jarmin served as the assistant director for research and methodology. Since beginning his career at the Census Bureau in 1992, he has served as the chief economist, chief of the Center for Economic Studies, and research economist.
He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Oregon. An elected fellow of the American Statistical Association, he has published papers in the areas of industrial organization, business dynamics, entrepreneurship, technology and firm performance, urban economics, data access, and statistical disclosure avoidance.