Michael Kratsios
American government official
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| March 25 2025 | Kratsios is confirmed as the 13th Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President. |
| March 25 2025 | Kratsios is confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 74-25 vote for the position of OSTP Director, becoming the youngest person and first millennial to serve in this role. |
| December 22 2024 | President-elect Donald Trump announced intention to nominate Kratsios as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President, a Cabinet-level position. |
| February 2024 | Michael Kratsios announced his engagement to Alissa Davies, the eldest daughter of Sir David Davies, marking a significant personal milestone in his life. |
| March 2021 | Joined Scale AI Inc. as managing director and head of strategy, establishing a new role within the company after his government service. |
| January 20 2021 | Concluded service as Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. |
| 2020 | Received the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Award for Excellence from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, recognizing his professional and community contributions. |
| 2020 | Honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, highlighting his emerging leadership in technology and innovation. |
| October 2020 | Announced $600 million in awards for 5G experimentation and testing at five U.S. military test sites, representing the world's largest full-scale 5G tests for dual-use applications. |
| September 2020 | Announced $50 million in grants to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority serving institutions (MSIs) to conduct research in defense priority areas. |
| August 2020 | Announced a billion-dollar investment in research institutes to advance AI and quantum R&D in the United States. |
| July 13 2020 | Michael Kratsios was announced as the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, becoming the third highest-ranking official at the Department of Defense responsible for overseeing technology, research, and engineering with a $106 billion budget. |
| July 10 2020 | Began serving as Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. |
| March 2020 | Launched the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium, the largest public-private computing partnership, to accelerate scientific research in combating the virus. |
| January 2020 | Announced the establishment of the National AI Initiative Office at the White House. |
| 2019 | Kratsios was included in Fortune Magazine's '40 Under 40' list, recognizing his achievements and potential in his professional field. |
| August 1 2019 | Confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate as the fourth U.S. Chief Technology Officer. |
| March 2019 | Nominated by President Trump to become the U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and an associate director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. |
| October 25 2017 | Led White House effort resulting in a presidential memorandum establishing the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program. |
| June 2017 | Hosted the American Leadership in Emerging Technology Summit during the Administration's Technology Week, initiating a multi-year effort to prioritize technological domains for U.S. economic and national security leadership. |
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