Brian C. Moyer Explained

Brian C. Moyer
Office:	Director of the National Center for Health Statistics
President:	Donald Trump
Term Start:	March 30, 2020
Predecessor:	Charles J. Rothwell
Alma Mater:	University of Maryland American University

Brian C. Moyer is an American economist who is the Director of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.^[1] Moyer serves as senior advisor to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; he also serves as the Statistical Official for the Department.

Education

Moyer received a bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. in economics in 2002 from American University.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Career

Moyer spent more than 25 years with the U.S. Department of Commerce. He served as Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), where he led modernization efforts to improve official economic statistics, including the measures of gross domestic product (GDP).^{[6] [2]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.cossa.org/2020/03/17/nchs-taps-bea-director-brian-moyer-to-lead-agency/ NCHS Taps BEA Director Brian Moyer to Lead Agency
2. https://www.bea.gov/research/bio/moyer_brian_c.htm Research at BEA: Staff Biography
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910040732/http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2015/01/01/meet-brian-moyer-director-of-the-bureau-of-economic-analysis/ Meet Brian Moyer, Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis
4. http://bea.gov/about/orgchart_director.htm Director and Acting Deputy Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis
5. http://www.allgov.com/news/appointments-and-resignations/director-of-the-bureau-of-economic-analysis-who-is-brian-moyer-150523?news=856555 Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis: Who Is Brian Moyer?
6. Eric Morath. Commerce Department Picks Brian Moyer To Lead Number-Crunching for GDP and Other Key Reports The Wall Street Journal, 9 Sep 2014.