Science Advisor to the President

The Science Advisor to the President is a person in charged with advising the President of the United States with scientific and technology opinions and issues. The first Science Advisor, Vannevar Bush, chairman of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. The US Congress created the Office of Science and Technology Policy in 1976, usually making the director of that office the science advisor. In 2021, President Joe Biden made that position part of the Cabinet of the United States.[1][2]

List

Name Agency President Term
  Vannevar Bush OSRD Franklin D. Roosevelt June 28, 1941 – December 31, 1947
Harry S. Truman
  Oliver Buckley PSAC April 20, 1951 – June 15, 1952
  Lee DuBridge 1952–1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower
  Isidor Rabi 1956–1957
  James Killian November 7, 1957 – July 1959
  George Kistiakowsky July 1959 – January 20, 1961
  Jerome Wiesner OST John F. Kennedy January 20, 1961 – January 24, 1964
Lyndon B. Johnson
  Donald Hornig January 24, 1964 – January 20, 1969
  Lee DuBridge Richard Nixon January 20, 1969 – August 31, 1970
  Ed David August 31, 1970 – January 26, 1973
  Guyford Stever OSTP Gerald Ford August 9, 1976 – January 20, 1977
  Frank Press Jimmy Carter January 20, 1977 – February 1981
  Benjamin Huberman (acting) Ronald Reagan February 1981 – August 1981
  Jay Keyworth August 1981 – December 1985
  John McTague (acting) January 1986 – May 23, 1986
  Richard Johnson (acting) May 24, 1986 – October 1, 1986
  William Graham October 2, 1986 – June 1989
  Thomas Rona (acting) June 1989 – August 1989
  William Wells (acting) George H. W. Bush August 1989
Allan Bromley August 1989 – January 20, 1993
  Jack Gibbons Bill Clinton January 20, 1993 – April 3, 1998
  Kerri-Ann Jones (acting) April 4, 1998 – August 3, 1998
  Neal Lane August 4, 1998 – January 20, 2001
  Rosina Bierbaum (acting) George W. Bush January 21, 2001 – September 30, 2001
  Clifford Gabriel (acting) October 1, 2001 – October 28, 2001
  Jack Marburger October 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009
  Ted Wackler (acting) Barack Obama January 20, 2009 – March 19, 2009
  John Holdren March 19, 2009 – January 20, 2017
  Ted Wackler (acting) Donald Trump January 20, 2017 – January 11, 2019
  Kelvin Droegemeier January 11, 2019 – January 15, 2021
  Kei Koizumi (acting) Joe Biden January 20, 2021 – June 2, 2021
  Eric Lander June 2, 2021 – February 18, 2022
  Francis Collins (acting) February 18, 2022 – October 3, 2022
  Arati Prabhakar Since October 3, 2022

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References

  1. Biden-Harris Transition (15 January 2021). "President-elect Biden Announces Key Members of his White House Science Team". Build Back Better. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. Carl Zimmer (15 January 2021). "Biden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet". The New York Times.