Steven Dillingham
American government official
Steven Dillingham (born May 12, 1952) is an American lawyer who served as the 25th director of the United States Census Bureau from January 7, 2019, to January 20, 2021.
Education
Dillingham graduated from Rock Hill High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in 1970. From 1970 to 1972 he attended the US Air Force Academy. Dillingham graduated from Winthrop University in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He received his J.D., M.P.A., and Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina, and completed his M.B.A. at the George Washington University School of Business and LL.M. at Georgetown Law.
Career
Dillingham is a career member of the U.S. federal government's Senior Executive Service, with more than 25 years of statistical, research, senior management, and legal experience. Dillingham's prior experience heading federal statistical service agencies includes a stint as Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Dillingham also served as Director of the Peace Corps Office of Strategic Information, Research, and Planning. Other federal service includes directing research and planning for the Department of Justice's United States Trustee Program, and directing surveys for the Office of Personnel Management.
In addition, Dillingham was the deputy director for the National District Attorneys Association and administrator of the American Prosecutors Research Institute.
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