Rush Holt (Chair, Interim)
Rush D. Holt is currently the Director’s Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. He was the CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from 2015 to 2019. Over his career, Dr. Holt has held positions as a teacher, scientist, administrator, and policymaker. Dr. Holt was assistant director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a Department of Energy national lab. He has served on the faculty of Swarthmore College, where he taught courses in physics and in public policy. Serving 16 years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Holt represented New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. While on Capitol Hill, Dr. Holt established a long track record of advocacy for federal investment in research and development, science education, and innovation.
Margaret Leinen (Vice Chair)
Dr. Margaret Leinen is UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Dean of the School of Marine Sciences. She is a researcher in paleo-oceanography and paleo-climatology who is a Fellow of AAAS and the Geological Society of America. She served for 7 years as the assistant director for Geosciences of the National Science Foundation. She has served as the President of the American Geophysical Union and the Chair of the Atmosphere and Hydrosphere Section of AAAS, and was appointed as US Department of State Science Envoy by both the Obama and Trump Administrations Dr. Leinen joined Scripps Oceanography in October 2013. She has extensive national and international experience in ocean science, global climate and environmental issues, federal research administration, and non-profit startups. She is a researcher in paleo-oceanography and paleo-climatology.
David Helfand (Treasurer)
David J. Helfand, a faculty member at Columbia University in his fifth decade on the faculty, served nearly half of that time as Chair of the Department of Astronomy. He has mentored 22 PhD students, but most of his pedagogical efforts have been aimed at teaching science to non-science majors. He instituted the first change in Columbia's Core Curriculum in 50 years by introducing science to all first-year students. In 2005, he joined an effort to create Canada's first independent, secular university, Quest University Canada where served as President & Vice-Chancellor from 2008-2015. He also recently completed a four-year term as President of the American Astronomical Society and is currently Chair of the American Institute of Physics and of AIP Publishing. His first book is entitled, "A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age".
Anne Matsuura (Secretary)
Dr. Anne Matsuura is the Director of Quantum and Molecular Technologies at Intel Labs. She has worked in scientific posts in academia, industry, government and non-profit organizations. Previously, she held positions as the Chief Scientist of the Optical Society (OSA) and the Chief Executive of the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF). She has been a strategic investor in technology start-ups at In-Q-Tel and a funder of basic science at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and has experience as a science policymaker as a special assistant to the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Laboratories and Basic Science. Anne was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to Japan and is an elected fellow of the OSA. She received her Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University.
Allen Segal
Allen Segal serves as Chief Advocacy Officer for the American Society for Microbiology. Working with the Society’s Public and Scientific Affairs Committee, he is responsible for programing focused on policy development, member engagement, and policymaker outreach. Allen joined ASM from the Society for Neuroscience, where he served as Senior Director, Policy and Member programs. There he oversaw departments responsible for the bulk of SfN’s programmatic functions, including advocacy and animals in research policies as well as the development of a scientific training program. Prior to joining SfN, Allen served as the Director of Federal Affairs for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. He also developed expertise in the federal budget and appropriations process working with the American Cancer Society. Allen holds a Juris Doctor from the American University, Washington College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in American Government from Clark University in Worcester, MA.
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Sylvester James Gates
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rush Holt (Chair, Interim)
Rush D. Holt is currently the Director’s Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. He was the CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from 2015 to 2019. Over his career, Dr. Holt has held positions as a teacher, scientist, administrator, and policymaker. Dr. Holt was assistant director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a Department of Energy national lab. He has served on the faculty of Swarthmore College, where he taught courses in physics and in public policy. Serving 16 years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Holt represented New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. While on Capitol Hill, Dr. Holt established a long track record of advocacy for federal investment in research and development, science education, and innovation.
Margaret Leinen (Vice Chair)
Dr. Margaret Leinen is UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Dean of the School of Marine Sciences. She is a researcher in paleo-oceanography and paleo-climatology who is a Fellow of AAAS and the Geological Society of America. She served for 7 years as the assistant director for Geosciences of the National Science Foundation. She has served as the President of the American Geophysical Union and the Chair of the Atmosphere and Hydrosphere Section of AAAS, and was appointed as US Department of State Science Envoy by both the Obama and Trump Administrations Dr. Leinen joined Scripps Oceanography in October 2013. She has extensive national and international experience in ocean science, global climate and environmental issues, federal research administration, and non-profit startups. She is a researcher in paleo-oceanography and paleo-climatology.
David Helfand (Treasurer)
David J. Helfand, a faculty member at Columbia University in his fifth decade on the faculty, served nearly half of that time as Chair of the Department of Astronomy. He has mentored 22 PhD students, but most of his pedagogical efforts have been aimed at teaching science to non-science majors. He instituted the first change in Columbia's Core Curriculum in 50 years by introducing science to all first-year students. In 2005, he joined an effort to create Canada's first independent, secular university, Quest University Canada where served as President & Vice-Chancellor from 2008-2015. He also recently completed a four-year term as President of the American Astronomical Society and is currently Chair of the American Institute of Physics and of AIP Publishing. His first book is entitled, "A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age".
Anne Matsuura (Secretary)
Dr. Anne Matsuura is the Director of Quantum and Molecular Technologies at Intel Labs. She has worked in scientific posts in academia, industry, government and non-profit organizations. Previously, she held positions as the Chief Scientist of the Optical Society (OSA) and the Chief Executive of the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF). She has been a strategic investor in technology start-ups at In-Q-Tel and a funder of basic science at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and has experience as a science policymaker as a special assistant to the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Laboratories and Basic Science. Anne was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to Japan and is an elected fellow of the OSA. She received her Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University.
Allen Segal
Allen Segal serves as Chief Advocacy Officer for the American Society for Microbiology. Working with the Society’s Public and Scientific Affairs Committee, he is responsible for programing focused on policy development, member engagement, and policymaker outreach. Allen joined ASM from the Society for Neuroscience, where he served as Senior Director, Policy and Member programs. There he oversaw departments responsible for the bulk of SfN’s programmatic functions, including advocacy and animals in research policies as well as the development of a scientific training program. Prior to joining SfN, Allen served as the Director of Federal Affairs for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. He also developed expertise in the federal budget and appropriations process working with the American Cancer Society. Allen holds a Juris Doctor from the American University, Washington College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in American Government from Clark University in Worcester, MA.
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Sylvester James Gates
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Christine McEntee
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rush Holt (Chair, Interim)
Rush D. Holt is currently the Director’s Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. He was the CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from 2015 to 2019. Over his career, Dr. Holt has held positions as a teacher, scientist, administrator, and policymaker. Dr. Holt was assistant director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a Department of Energy national lab. He has served on the faculty of Swarthmore College, where he taught courses in physics and in public policy. Serving 16 years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Holt represented New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. While on Capitol Hill, Dr. Holt established a long track record of advocacy for federal investment in research and development, science education, and innovation.
Margaret Leinen (Vice Chair)
Dr. Margaret Leinen is UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Dean of the School of Marine Sciences. She is a researcher in paleo-oceanography and paleo-climatology who is a Fellow of AAAS and the Geological Society of America. She served for 7 years as the assistant director for Geosciences of the National Science Foundation. She has served as the President of the American Geophysical Union and the Chair of the Atmosphere and Hydrosphere Section of AAAS, and was appointed as US Department of State Science Envoy by both the Obama and Trump Administrations Dr. Leinen joined Scripps Oceanography in October 2013. She has extensive national and international experience in ocean science, global climate and environmental issues, federal research administration, and non-profit startups. She is a researcher in paleo-oceanography and paleo-climatology.
David Helfand (Treasurer)
David J. Helfand, a faculty member at Columbia University in his fifth decade on the faculty, served nearly half of that time as Chair of the Department of Astronomy. He has mentored 22 PhD students, but most of his pedagogical efforts have been aimed at teaching science to non-science majors. He instituted the first change in Columbia's Core Curriculum in 50 years by introducing science to all first-year students. In 2005, he joined an effort to create Canada's first independent, secular university, Quest University Canada where served as President & Vice-Chancellor from 2008-2015. He also recently completed a four-year term as President of the American Astronomical Society and is currently Chair of the American Institute of Physics and of AIP Publishing. His first book is entitled, "A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age".
Anne Matsuura (Secretary)
Dr. Anne Matsuura is the Director of Quantum and Molecular Technologies at Intel Labs. She has worked in scientific posts in academia, industry, government and non-profit organizations. Previously, she held positions as the Chief Scientist of the Optical Society (OSA) and the Chief Executive of the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF). She has been a strategic investor in technology start-ups at In-Q-Tel and a funder of basic science at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and has experience as a science policymaker as a special assistant to the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Laboratories and Basic Science. Anne was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to Japan and is an elected fellow of the OSA. She received her Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University.
Allen Segal
Allen Segal serves as Chief Advocacy Officer for the American Society for Microbiology. Working with the Society’s Public and Scientific Affairs Committee, he is responsible for programing focused on policy development, member engagement, and policymaker outreach. Allen joined ASM from the Society for Neuroscience, where he served as Senior Director, Policy and Member programs. There he oversaw departments responsible for the bulk of SfN’s programmatic functions, including advocacy and animals in research policies as well as the development of a scientific training program. Prior to joining SfN, Allen served as the Director of Federal Affairs for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. He also developed expertise in the federal budget and appropriations process working with the American Cancer Society. Allen holds a Juris Doctor from the American University, Washington College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in American Government from Clark University in Worcester, MA.
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Sylvester James Gates
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Christine McEntee
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