Director Name
Dr. Lindsey Saul
Areas of Expertise:
- Data strategy
- Data governance
- Data management policies/processes
- Delivering business value through leveraging data assets
Dr. Lindsey Saul is GAO’s Chief Data Officer. She designs and implements enterprise-wide management, governance, and compliance strategies and frameworks to manage GAO’s data assets.
Lindsey joined GAO in May 2024. Prior to this, she was the Chief Data & Analytics Officer for the Defense Logistics Agency, where she implemented programs related to strategic data and analytics, data protection and storage, data standards, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science. Prior to that, she served as Branch Chief for Data & Analysis for DOD’s Non-Medical Counseling Program Office. She was also a Presidential Management Fellow at DOD's Defense Health Agency.
Lindsey earned a doctorate in social and behavioral health from Virginia Commonwealth University. Lindsey earned a master’s degree in forensic studies and behavior analysis from Florida Gulf Coast University. Lindsey earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Duke University. Lindsey also earned a CDataO Executive Education Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University.