Word: holdren
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...Obama plans to announce his intention to nominate Holdren to the post—formally known as assistant to the President for science and technology—during his weekly radio broadcast Saturday, according to the Kennedy School press release. The position, which also includes directing the Office of Science and Technology Policy, requires Senate confirmation after Obama assumes office...
...Holdren could not be reached for an interview Friday, but in statement released by the Kennedy School, he said the opportunity to work with President-elect Obama and his team was "the greatest opportunity—and the greatest responsibility—of my professional life...
...Henry Lee '68, director of the Kennedy School's Environment and Natural Resources Program, who was scheduled to co-teach a Kennedy School course on energy policy with Holdren this spring, said he was not surprised Holdren was chosen for such an important position...
...Holdren graduated from MIT in 1965, earned a masters degree from MIT and a Ph.D. from Stanford in aerospace engineering and plasma physics. He taught at the University of California at Berkeley for nearly 25 years before coming to Harvard...
...experience has not been confined to academia. From 1994-2001, Holdren served on President Clinton's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. Since 2002, he has served as co-chair of the National Commission on Energy Policy. And, Holdren was also a lead author of the UN Scientific Expert Group's 2007 report on Climate Change and Sustainable Development...