Ezinne Uzo-Okoro Assistant Director for Space Policy Office of Science and Technology Policy

In almost 20 years of U.S. government service, Dr. Uzo-Okoro has developed several national policies and contributed to over 60 NASA missions and programs – as an engineer, technical expert, manager, and executive – in space science and technology topics. At the White House, she leads the aeronautics, space, and manufacturing portfolios, and has released policy on Aeronautics Priorities, Earth Observations, Orbital Debris, Microgravity research, Space Weather, In-space Servicing Assembly and Manufacturing, and Advanced Manufacturing. Her 17-year engineering career spanned contributions to earth observations, planetary science, heliophysics, astrophysics, human exploration, and space communications missions, which represent over $9.2 Billion in total program value to NASA. She has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and three masters degrees in Space Systems, Space Robotics, and Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University (APL), MIT (the Media Lab), and Harvard University, respectively. She earned her doctorate degree in Aerospace Engineering from MIT. Her story is profiled in President George W. Bush’s book, Out of Many, One.