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Office of Science and Technology Policy

Department of the United States government

Summary

Department of the United States government

FieldValue
agency_nameOffice of Science and Technology Policy
sealUS-OfficeOfScienceAndTechnologyPolicy-Seal.svg
seal_width140
formed
preceding1Office of Science and Technology
headquartersEisenhower Executive Office Building
725 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.
employees130
chief1_nameMichael Kratsios
chief1_positionDirector
parent_agencyExecutive Office of the President
website

725 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C., U.S. The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the president on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.

The director of this office is traditionally colloquially known as the science advisor to the president. A recent appointed director was mathematician and geneticist Eric Lander who was sworn in on June 2, 2021. Lander resigned February 18, 2022, following allegations of misconduct.

On February 16, 2022, the Biden administration announced that deputy director Alondra Nelson would serve as acting director and former National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Francis Collins would serve as acting science advisor. Both assumed positions on February 18, 2022. In October 2022, Arati Prabhakar became Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The most recent Michael Kratsios became Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy on March 25, 2025.

History

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No.ImageNameStartEndRef.President
1[[File:Guyford Stever.jpg70px]]August 9, 1976January 20, 1977Republican Party (United States)}};"
2[[File:Frank Press at Seismological Observatory in Jerusalem 1953 (cropped).jpg70px]]January 20, 1977January 20, 1981Democratic Party (United States)}};"
–[[File:No image.svg70px]]
ActingMarch 5, 1981August 1981Republican Party (United States)}};"
3[[File:George A. Keyworth, II 1981, 4.jpg70px]]August 1981December 1985
–[[File:No image.svg70px]]
ActingJanuary 1986May 23, 1986
–[[File:No image.svg70px]]
ActingMay 24, 1986October 1, 1986
4[[File:William Robert Graham, NASA photo portrait, November 1985.jpg70px]]October 2, 1986June 1989
–[[File:No image.svg70px]]
ActingJune 1989August 1989Republican Party (United States)}};"
–[[File:WilliamGWellsJr.jpg83x83px]]
ActingAugust 1989August 1989
5[[File:D. Allen Bromley (cropped).jpg70px]]August 1989January 20, 1993
6[[File:Dr Gibbons USDA (cropped).jpg70px]]January 20, 1993April 3, 1998Democratic Party (United States)}};"
–[[File:Kerri-Ann Jones.jpg70px]]
ActingApril 4, 1998August 3, 1998
7[[File:Neal-lane.jpg70px]]August 4, 1998January 20, 2001
–[[File:Dean Rosina M. Bierbaum.jpg70px]]
ActingJanuary 21, 2001September 30, 2001Republican Party (United States)}};"
–[[File:No image.svg70px]]
ActingOctober 1, 2001October 28, 2001
8[[File:John Marburger official portrait.jpg70px]]October 29, 2001January 20, 2009
–[[File:No image.svg70px]]
ActingJanuary 20, 2009March 19, 2009Democratic Party (United States)}};"
9[[File:John Holdren official portrait small.jpg70px]]March 19, 2009January 20, 2017
–[[File:No image.svg70px]]
ActingJanuary 20, 2017January 11, 2019Republican Party (United States)}};"
10[[File:Kelvin Droegemeier official photo.jpg70px]]January 11, 2019January 20, 2021
–[[File:20161006-OSEC-RBN-7275 (30189848116).jpg70px]]
ActingJanuary 20, 2021June 2, 2021Democratic Party (United States)}};"
11[[File:Eric Lander July 2021.jpg70px]]June 2, 2021February 18, 2022
–[[File:Alondra Nelson, OSTP Deputy Director (cropped).jpg70px]]Alondra Nelson
ActingFebruary 18, 2022October 3, 2022last=Wardfirst=Myahtitle=Biden names 2 people to replace Eric Lander in top science rolesurl=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/16/eric-lander-biden-replacements-00009625access-date=2022-02-17work=Politicolanguage=endate=February 16, 2022}}
12[[File:Arati Prabhakar, OSTP Director.jpg70px]]October 3, 2022January 20, 2025
–[[File: Michael Kratsios official photo.jpg70px]]Michael KratsiosJanuary 20, 2025March 25, 2025Republican Party (United States)}};"
13March 25, 2025present

References

References

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  2. Thompson, Alex. "'I am deeply sorry for my conduct': Biden's top science adviser apologizes to staff".
  3. "White House unveils 'AI bill of rights' as 'call to action' to rein in tool".
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  5. Alder, Madison. (March 25, 2025). "Senate confirms Michael Kratsios to lead White House science, technology office".
  6. Chiang, Tsai-Chien. (January 2013). "Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research". World Scientific.
  7. Alemany, Jacqueline. (November 21, 2017). "Donald Trump's science office is a ghost town". CBS.
  8. (October 24, 2017). "Wait for Trump's science adviser breaks modern-era record". Nature.
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  10. (July 31, 2018). "The wait is over: Trump taps meteorologist as White House science adviser". Nature.
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  12. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to a Key Administration Post". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  13. Chappellet-Lanier, Tajha. (August 1, 2019). "Michael Kratsios confirmed as US CTO".
  14. "Eric Lander Confirmed for Top White House Science Post {{!}} Inside Higher Ed".
  15. (January 15, 2021). "Biden elevates science post to level". Yahoo News.
  16. (February 7, 2022). "White House science adviser resigns after probe found he bullied staffers".
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  18. Ryan, Tim. (2022-08-09). "Text - H.R.4346 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022".
  19. (August 25, 2022). "OSTP Issues Guidance to Make Federally Funded Research Freely Available Without Delay | OSTP".
  20. Patel, Vimal. (2022-08-26). "White House Pushes Journals to Drop Paywalls on Publicly Funded Research". The New York Times.
  21. "Staff". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  22. (2025-01-02). "President-Elect Trump Names OSTP Director and Other High Level Science & Tech Policy Staff".
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  25. "Previous Science Advisors (1973–2009)". [[whitehouse.gov]].
  26. Norr, Melissa. (March 20, 2009). "Holdren Confirmed as OSTP Director". [[Computing Research Association]].
  27. Showstack, Randy. (July 27, 2017). "Trump Administration Moving Closer to Picking Science Director".
  28. Smith, Marcia. (February 11, 2019). "Droegemeier Officially Sworn In As OSTP Director". SpacePolicyOnline.
  29. (June 3, 2021). "OSTP Director Confirmed, Sworn In". University of Washington.
  30. Thomas, William. (February 8, 2022). "Science Advisor Eric Lander Resigns in Disgrace". [[American Institute of Physics]].
  31. Ward, Myah. (February 16, 2022). "Biden names 2 people to replace Eric Lander in top science roles". [[Politico]].
  32. Mosley, Brian. (January 2, 2025). "President-Elect Trump Names OSTP Director and Other High Level Science & Tech Policy Staff". [[Computing Research Association]].
  33. Alder, Madison. (March 25, 2025). "Senate confirms Michael Kratsios to lead White House science, technology office". FedScoop.
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