Kathryn Sullivan
Senior Fellow

Kathryn Sullivan

Member Since 2026

Biography

Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History, Nat'l Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution; Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observations & Prediction, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Director, Battelle Center for Science and Technology Policy, Ohio State University; Oceanography Officer, United States Navy Reserve; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ohio's Center of Science & Industry (COSI); Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Mission Specialist Astronaut, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Agency; Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Member President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology 2021 Present
Senior Fellow Potomac Institute for Policy Studies 2017 Present
Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institution 2017 2017
Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 2013 2017
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observations & Prediction National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 2011 2013
Director Battelle Center for Science and Technology Policy Ohio State University 2006 2011
President and Chief Executive Officer Ohio's Center of Science & Industry (COSI) 1996 2006
Oceanography Officer United States Navy Reserve 1988 2006
Chief Scientist National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 1993 1996
Mission Specialist Astronaut Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 1978 1993

Expertise

Primary Sector

Federal

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty Communications and Marketing Change Management Organizational Structure/Design/Development Risk Management Strategic Planning
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