Michael D. Griffin

Michael D. Griffin
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
In office February 19, 2018 – July 10, 2020
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Michael Kratsios (acting)
11th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In office April 13, 2005 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Deputy	Shana Dale
Preceded by	Sean O'Keefe
Succeeded by	Charles Bolden
Personal details
Born	Michael Douglas Griffin (1949-11-01) November 1, 1949 (age 75) Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
Education	Johns Hopkins University (BS, MS) Catholic University (MS) University of Maryland, College Park (PhD) University of Southern California (MS) George Washington University (MS) Loyola University Maryland (MBA)
Scientific career
Fields	Aerospace Engineering
Institutions	Applied Physics Laboratory
Thesis	Numerical solutions for two- and three-dimensional non-reacting flowfields in an internal combustion engine (1977)

Michael Douglas Griffin (born November 1, 1949) is an American physicist and aerospace engineer. He was the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Before, he was Administrator of NASA from April 13, 2005, to January 20, 2009.

In 2007 he was included in the TIME 100, the magazine's list of the 100 most influential people.^[1]

1. ↑ "The 2008 Time 100". Time. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2010.