Amanda Graor

Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Data and Digital Services

Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City

Amanda Graor is the Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Data and Digital Services at the Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City. She is responsible for increasing MARC's capacity to advance regional goals and collaborative initiatives through innovation in public policy and process improvement including the strategic deployment of data and technology.  She has been with MARC for over 16 years with work areas over time including air quality, workforce transportation, energy policy and climate strategy. Amanda also spent time as an Economic Mobility Policy Fellow with the Center for Applied Public Research at Johns Hopkins University and is an advisor to the Evidence for Policy fellows through Stanford Impact Labs. She holds a bachelor's degree in Earth System Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan, a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Kansas and a certificate in infographics and data visualization from Parsons School of Design.

Amanda Graor

Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Data and Digital Services

Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City

Amanda Graor is the Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Data and Digital Services at the Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City. She is responsible for increasing MARC's capacity to advance regional goals and collaborative initiatives through innovation in public policy and process improvement including the strategic deployment of data and technology.  She has been with MARC for over 16 years with work areas over time including air quality, workforce transportation, energy policy and climate strategy. Amanda also spent time as an Economic Mobility Policy Fellow with the Center for Applied Public Research at Johns Hopkins University and is an advisor to the Evidence for Policy fellows through Stanford Impact Labs. She holds a bachelor's degree in Earth System Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan, a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Kansas and a certificate in infographics and data visualization from Parsons School of Design.