John Holdren
John Paul Holdren (born March 1, 1944) is an American physicist and civil servant.
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| Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |
| In office March 19, 2009 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John Marburger |
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| Born | 1 March 1944
(aged 82) Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Stanford University (MS, PhD) |
Holdren was the senior advisor to President Barack Obama on science and technology issues through his roles as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality Mike Boots, President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) winner / EPA intern Apoorva Rangan, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, PEYA winner May Wang, PEYA award winner Deepika Kurup, and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren before the PEYA awards ceremony
References
- ↑ Profile: John Holdren: Why He MattersWhoRunsGov.com, A Washington Post Co Pub.. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ↑ Holdren, J. P.. Science in the White House. Science 324 (5927) (2009). p. 567. doi:10.1126/science.1174783.
- ↑ Mervis, J.. NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: John Holdren Brings More Than Energy to His Role as Science Adviser. Science 324 (5925) (2009). p. 324–325. doi:10.1126/science.324.5925.324.
- ↑ Mervis, J.. OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: No News is Good News for Holdren, Lubchenco at Confirmation Hearing. Science 323 (5917) (2009). p. 995. doi:10.1126/science.323.5917.995.
- ↑ Tollefson, J.. John Holdren: Adviser on science, fish and wine. Nature 457 (7232) (2009). p. 942–943. doi:10.1038/457942b.
- ↑ Kintisch, E.. THE TRANSITION: Holdren Named Science Adviser, Varmus, Lander to Co-Chair PCAST. Science 323 (5910) (2009). p. 22–23. doi:10.1126/science.323.5910.22.
