Jane Lubchenco

Dr. Lubchenco is a marine ecologist and environmental scientist, with expertise in the ocean, climate change, and interactions between the environment and human well-being. She has deep experience in science, academia, and government. At Oregon State University she is a University Distinguished Professor, Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology, and Marine Studies Advisor to the Provost and President. In 2021, Dr. Lubchenco began her service as the Deputy Director for Climate and the Environment for the White House ​Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

She is a champion of science, the stronger engagement of scientists with society, and finding durable solutions to environmental challenges. She served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 2009-2013. She was an inaugural member of President Obama's “Science Dream Team". From 2014 to 2016 she served as the first U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean.