Hodan Omaar is a senior policy analyst at ITIF's Center for Data Innovation. Her work covers U.S. policy in artificial intelligence across a range of sectors such as healthcare, education, and government. Previously, Hodan worked as a senior consultant on technology and risk management in London where she audited IT security and management controls at various firms. In addition, Hodan was an economist in Berlin where she developed a financial model for the storage of data on a blockchain database. She has an MA in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Edinburgh.