Michael Thompson

Reimagining Public Safety Senior Data Analyst

Michael Thompson is the Reimagining Public Safety Senior Data Analyst. His primary role is providing technical assistance to jurisdictions around data visualization and analysis. In his previous role he was an Epidemiologist at the Chicago Department of Public Health where he worked as the lead analyst on Chicago’s Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) program. Prior to that he worked as an Embedded Analyst with the University of Chicago Crime Lab where he consulted with various government organizations and non-profits to help evaluate new and existing programs as well as to establish and improve client data practices.