before starting at norc 11 years ago mr. thompson worked at the census bureau for 27 your stored as a mathematical statistician in 1975. going on to become senior officer responsible for conducting a producing the 2000 since the he is also a leader in the social science research community. like it fell of the american statistical association of elected middle of the committee on national statistics answers on a national academy of sciences panel. addressing census concerned. mr. thompson's decades of research and sisters like sprint will serve him well if he is chosen to lead this new agency to its primary mission is to provide reliable data about americans and our economy. i can imagine a more qualified nominee. is shown he can be an effective person when it comes to providing, producing quality data and managing large organization. he will be able to use his experience to move the census more fully into the digital world and make it even more reliable, accurate and accessible. i would also like to note on a personal basis