Mr. Rothwell serves as the Director for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). He came to Federal government service in 1987 as Associate Director of NCHS responsible for IT and information services of the Center and in  2003, he became the Center’s Director of Vital Statistics. Before entering Federal service, Mr. Rothwell spent thirteen years in the State Health Department in North Carolina and while there developed the position and became the first director of the State Center for Health Statistics. He was responsible for health statistics, public health IT and statewide public health planning activities, and served as an adjunct assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, and the University of North Carolina’s  Health Services Research Center. Over the years he has been involved with health statistics and IT activities of Agency for the International Development (AID),  the United Nations, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,  the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology. He also served as a legislative assistant for Senator Lieberman, working health and education issues. Mr. Rothwell served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, reaching the rank of captain. He received his B.S. in Physics from the Virginia Military Institute, a  master of science in operations research and systems analysis, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master of business administration from the University of Maryland. Mr. Rothwell is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and in In February, 2013, was selected as one of the five Top Leaders in Federal Service.