Office of Science and Technology Policy

Office of Science and Technology Policy
Agency overview
Formed	May 11, 1976; 48 years ago
Preceding agency	Office of Science and Technology;
Headquarters	Eisenhower Executive Office Building; 725 17th Street, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Employees	45
Agency executive	Vacant, Director;
Parent agency	Executive Office of the President
Website	Office of Science and Technology Policy

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 also known as the President's Science Advisor. It is part of the United States Cabinet since 2021.

Background

Dr. John Holdren, Director, nominated in December 2008, served as Science Advisor to President Barack Obama.^[1] Holdren also co-chaired the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and supported the President's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).^[2]^[3]

President Donald Trump nominated Kelvin Droegemeier to become Director. He took office in February 2019.

On January 15, 2021 President-elect Joe Biden said he promoted the office to cabinet-level.^[4]

List of OSTP directors^[5]
No.	Name	President	Term
1	H. Guyford Stever	Gerald Ford	1976–1977
2	Frank Press	Jimmy Carter	1977–1981
–	Benjamin Huberman (acting)	Ronald Reagan	1981
3	George A. Keyworth, II		1981–1985
–	John P. McTague (acting)		1986
–	Richard G. Johnson (acting)		1986
4	William Robert Graham		1986–1989
–	Thomas P. Rona (acting)		1989
–	William G. Wells (acting)	George H. W. Bush	1989
5	D. Allan Bromley	George H. W. Bush	1989–1993
6	John H. Gibbons	Bill Clinton	1993–1998
–	Kerri-Ann Jones (acting)		1998
7	Neal F. Lane		1998–2001
–	Rosina Bierbaum (acting)	George W. Bush	2001
–	Clifford Gabriel (acting)		2001
8	John H. Marburger III		2001–2009
–	Ted Wackler (acting)	Barack Obama	2009
9	John Holdren	Barack Obama	2009–2017
–	Ted Wackler (acting)	Donald Trump	2017–2019
10	Kelvin Droegemeier	Donald Trump	2019–2021
–	Kei Koizumi (acting)	Joe Biden	2021
11	Eric Lander		2021–2022
–	Alondra Nelson (acting)^[6]		2022
12	Arati Prabhakar		2022–2025
Nominee	Michael Kratsios	Donald Trump	TBD