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Kathryn Sullivan

MEMBER SINCE: 2020

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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
Senior Fellow
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
2017
Present
Member
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
2021
Present
Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
2013
2017
Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History
Nat'l Air & Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution
2017
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
Oceanography Officer
United States Navy Reserve
1988
2006
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ohio's Center of Science & Industry (COSI)
1996
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 Agency
1978
1993
Primary Policy Areas

Energy, Environment/Natural Resources, Government Operations/Innovation, Homeland Security, Nonprofit/Philanthropy

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

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

Management Matters Podcast

Management Matters Rewind: Kathy Sullivan on Effective Administration

Season: 1 Episode:69 | August 30, 2021

Show Notes:

Originally aired on March 29, 2021.
On this Management Matters Rewind, we welcome Kathy Sullivan, former NASA Astronaut, former Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of NOAA, and Academy Fellow, to discuss her career experiences and climate change issues related to biodiversity, national security, and international relations.



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Grand Challenge: Create Modern Water Systems for Safe and Sustainable Use Grand Challenge: Steward Natural Resources and Address Climate Change

Out of This World AND Down to Earth Public Administration with Kathy Sullivan

Season: 1 Episode:47 | March 29, 2021

Show Notes:

On this episode, we welcome Kathy Sullivan, former NASA Astronaut, former Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of NOAA, and Academy Fellow, to discuss her career experiences and climate change issues related to biodiversity, national security, and international relations.


Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.c...
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/li...