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.

Science Advisors

Image	Name	Agency	Start	End	President
	Bush, VannevarVannevar Bush	OSRD	June 28, 1941	December 31, 1947		Roosevelt, Franklin D.Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)
						Truman, Harry S.Harry S. Truman (1945–1953)
	Buckley, OliverOliver Buckley	PSAC	April 20, 1951	June 15, 1952
	DuBridge, LeeLee DuBridge		1952	1956
						Eisenhower, Dwight D.Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
	Rabi, IsidorIsidor Rabi		1956	1957
	Killian, JamesJames Killian		November 7, 1957	July 1959
	Kistiakowsky, GeorgeGeorge Kistiakowsky		July 1959	January 20, 1961
	Wiesner, JeromeJerome Wiesner	OST	January 20, 1961	January 24, 1964		Kennedy, John F.John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)
						Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
	Hornig, DonaldDonald Hornig		January 24, 1964	January 20, 1969
	DuBridge, LeeLee DuBridge		January 20, 1969	August 31, 1970		Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon (1969–1974)
	David, EdEd David		August 31, 1970	January 26, 1973
	Stever, GuyfordGuyford Stever	OSTP	August 9, 1976	January 20, 1977		Ford, GeraldGerald Ford (1974–1977)
	Press, FrankFrank Press		January 20, 1977	January 20, 1981		Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter
	Huberman, BenjaminBenjamin Huberman Acting		March 5, 1981	August 1981		Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan (1981–1989)
	Keyworth, JayJay Keyworth		August 1981	December 1985
	McTague, JohnJohn McTague Acting		January 1986	May 23, 1986
	Johnson, RichardRichard Johnson Acting		May 24, 1986	October 1, 1986
	Graham, WilliamWilliam Graham		October 2, 1986	June 1989
	Rona, ThomasThomas Rona Acting		June 1989	August 1989		Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
	Wells, WilliamWilliam Wells Acting		August 1989	August 1989
	Bromley, AllanAllan Bromley		August 1989	January 20, 1993
	Gibbons, JackJack Gibbons		January 20, 1993	April 3, 1998		Clinton, BillBill Clinton (1993–2001)
	Jones, Kerri-AnnKerri-Ann Jones Acting		April 4, 1998	August 3, 1998
	Lane, NealNeal Lane		August 4, 1998	January 20, 2001
	Bierbaum, RosinaRosina Bierbaum Acting		January 21, 2001	September 30, 2001		Bush, George W.George W. Bush (2001–2009)
	Gabriel, CliffordClifford Gabriel Acting		October 1, 2001	October 28, 2001
	Marburger, JackJack Marburger		October 29, 2001	January 20, 2009
	Wackler, TedTed Wackler Acting		January 20, 2009	March 19, 2009		Obama, BarackBarack Obama (2009–2017)
	Holdren, JohnJohn Holdren		March 19, 2009	January 20, 2017
	Wackler, TedTed Wackler Acting		January 20, 2017	January 11, 2019		Trump, DonaldDonald Trump (2017–2021)
	Droegemeier, KelvinKelvin Droegemeier		January 11, 2019	January 15, 2021
	Koizumi, KeiKei Koizumi Acting		January 20, 2021	January 25, 2021		Biden, JoeJoe Biden (2021–2025)
	Lander, EricEric Lander		January 25, 2021	February 18, 2022
	Collins, FrancisFrancis Collins Acting		February 18, 2022	October 3, 2022
	Prabhakar, AratiArati Prabhakar		October 3, 2022	January 20, 2025
	Kratsios, MichaelMichael Kratsios		January 20, 2025	present		Trump, DonaldDonald Trump (2025–present)