Tim Kao

Infusing Data Science to Revolutionize the Functionalities ofthe Navy and Marine Corps

The Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), is sponsored by the Department of the Navy and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. CNA's mission is to help Navy and Marine Corps leaders ensure America's defense in the 21st century. CNA is unique because of its real-world, empirical, and data-driven approach to operations analyses and use of data scientists as expert observers of military operations. CNA is the nation's oldest operations research organization with lineage tracing back to World War II (1942) when CNA scientists went to sea aboard Navy ships to observe and analyze anti-submarine warfare operations in order to help defeat German U-boats. Its research staff has diverse educational disciplines with nearly 70% with Ph.D. degrees and 92% having graduatelevel degrees.

A Visionary Leader with a Strong Background

Tim Kao is the Vice President of Data Science, CNA.He has served in the United States Marine Corps for 20 years, including two combat tours to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. During those two decades, Tim served in artillery, special operations, space, jungle warfare, and operations analysis commands. He received a B.S in Operations Research from the Air Force Academy, an MBA from the University of Colorado, and a Master's in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School. Tim started working at CNA in 2015 and is currently the Vice President of Data Science. As the VP, he has the privilege of leading nearly 30 data scientists that are collaborative partners with Navy and Marine Corps sponsors and committed to supporting America's naval services.

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