Arati Prabhakar
Arati Prabhakar | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 12th Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |
| In office October 3, 2022 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Alondra Nelson (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Michael Kratsios |
| 22nd Science Advisor to the President | |
| In office October 3, 2022 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Francis Collins (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Michael Kratsios |
| 20th Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | |
| In office July 30, 2012 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Regina E. Dugan |
| Succeeded by | Steven Walker |
| 10th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Lyons |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Kammer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1959 New Delhi, India |
| Citizenship | India (1959–67) United States (1967–present) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Texas Tech University (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied physics |
| Institutions | National Institute of Standards and Technology U.S. Venture Partners Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| Thesis | Investigation of Deep Level Defects in Semiconductor Material Systems (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | Thomas McGill |
Arati Prabhakar (born February 2, 1959) is an American engineer and public official. From October 3, 2022 to January 20, 2025, she served as the 12th director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Science Advisor to the President.
From 1993 to 1997, Prabhakar served as the 10th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the first woman to hold the position. Prabhakar served as 20th Director of DARPA (United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) from 2012 to 2017. In 2019, she founded and became CEO of Actuate, a data-focused nonprofit organization.