Robert Groves

Robert Groves
23rd Director of the United States Census Bureau
In office
July 15, 2009  August 11, 2012
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byThomas Mesenbourg (Acting)
Succeeded byThomas Mesenbourg (Acting)
Interim President of Georgetown University
Assumed office
November 21, 2024
PrecedingJohn J. DeGioia
Personal details
Born
Robert Martin Groves

(1948-09-27) September 27, 1948
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
University of Michigan (MA, MA, PhD)

Robert Martin Groves (born September 27, 1948) is an American sociologist and survey methodology expert, currently serving as the interim president of Georgetown University since November 2024. He served as the executive vice president and provost of Georgetown University from August 2012 to November 2024 and as the 23rd director of the United States Census Bureau from 2009 to 2012.