George Whitesides

Educational Background
• Bachelor’s degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
• MPhil in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing from King’s College

Career
• Appointed chief of staff of NASA during the Obama administration; received NASA’s highest award, being the NASA Distinguished Service Medal
• Executive director of the National Space Society (2004-2008), CEO of Virgin Galactic (10 years), chair of an advisor committee for the FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation Division, and board member for two space foundations
• Supports gun-control legislation and increasing federal funding for both the development of renewable energy and affordable housing programs; does not support the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Personal Information
• Licensed private pilot and certified parabolic flight coach ().
• Great grandfather, James Breasted, was an egyptologist who coined the term "fertile crescent
• Has been married to his wife Loretta for 20 years; they have two children