Pearl B. Chang, Deputy Chief, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Washington, DC

Pearl Chang is the Deputy Chief of the Office of Policy and Strategy at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). She was born in China and was naturalized in 1972 in Memphis, TN.
 
Her 35 years of federal service began with the United States Information Agency, where she not only managed the J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program but also served as a radio journalist, broadcaster, and producer for the Voice of America. She later joined the legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in 1987. In March 2003, legacy INS ceased to exist and most of its functions were transferred from the Department of Justice to three new organizations, including USCIS, within the newly created Department of Homeland Security. As Deputy Chief, Ms. Chang helped establish the USCIS Office of Policy and Strategy as the agency’s central office for policy development, regulations, and research.