Amanda Cox Keynote
Amanda Cox is head of special data projects at USAFacts. She was previously the data editor of the New York Times. She joined its graphics department in 2005, making charts and maps for the paper and its website. In 2016, she was named the editor of The Upshot section, which offers an analytical approach to the day’s news. She is a leader in the field of data visualization. Before joining the Times, she worked at the Federal Reserve Board and earned a master’s degree in statistics from the University of Washington.