Lynne Parker will step down as principal deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, or OSTP. Parker announced her retirement on LinkedIn Tuesday.
“My part of the mission is complete — the torch is now in capable hands. Serving our country in this role has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” said Parker.
Parker returned to the role in January to assist the OSTP with transitioning to the new administration. During her second stint under OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, Parker attested to progress in driving artificial innovation and education, fast-tracking drone and hypersonics innovation, enhancing America’s nuclear policy and forging strategic partnerships.
Lynne Parker’s Career Highlights
Parker served at the office for over four years before her eight-month stint as the OSTP principal deputy director. She held various leadership positions, including founding director of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office, deputy chief technology officer and assistant director for artificial intelligence.
Parker spent two years at the National Science Foundation as the director of information and intelligent systems and was also part of the executive team of the Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering Directorate.
The official worked at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for 11 years across two separate stints. In between those, she was briefly part of the research staff at HRL Laboratories.
Parker has been part of the academy for over 23 years. She is currently the associate vice chancellor emerita at the University of Tennessee. She was also the associate dean of engineering.
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