John Holdren

American scientist and presidential advisor

John Paul Holdren (born March 1, 1944) is an American physicist and civil servant.

John Holdren
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
In office
March 19, 2009 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJohn Marburger
Personal details
Born (1944-03-01) March 1, 1944 (age 80)
Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMassachusetts Institute of
Technology
(BS)
Stanford University (MS, PhD)

Holdren was the senior advisor to President Barack Obama on science and technology issues through his roles as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. "Profile: John Holdren: Why He Matters". WhoRunsGov.com, A Washington Post Co Pub. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  2. Holdren, J. P. (2009). "Science in the White House". Science. 324 (5927): 567. doi:10.1126/science.1174783. PMID 19407163. S2CID 206520468.
  3. Mervis, J. (2009). "NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: John Holdren Brings More Than Energy to His Role as Science Adviser". Science. 324 (5925): 324–325. Bibcode:2009Sci...324..324M. doi:10.1126/science.324.5925.324. PMID 19372403. S2CID 153264821.
  4. Mervis, J. (2009). "OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: No News is Good News for Holdren, Lubchenco at Confirmation Hearing". Science. 323 (5917): 995. doi:10.1126/science.323.5917.995. PMID 19229004. S2CID 36622530.
  5. Tollefson, J. (2009). "John Holdren: Adviser on science, fish and wine". Nature. 457 (7232): 942–943. doi:10.1038/457942b. PMID 19225485. S2CID 3116626.
  6. Kintisch, E.; Mervis, J. (2009). "THE TRANSITION: Holdren Named Science Adviser, Varmus, Lander to Co-Chair PCAST". Science. 323 (5910): 22–23. doi:10.1126/science.323.5910.22. PMID 19119188. S2CID 206583629.