Pedro Espina
Chief, United States Department of Defense
Education
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 1987
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 1991
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 1997
Current Employment
- Chief, United States Department of Defense
Former Professional Positions
- Deputy Chief, Laboratory for Telecommunication Sciences, 2023-2024
- Director, Office of Collections, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2020-2023
- Assistant to the Chief Scientist for Basic Research, National Reconnaissance Office, 2018-2020
- Lead for Geophysics Research, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 2016-2020
- International Science and Standards Advisor, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2015-2016
- Senior Science & Technology Advisor, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2013-2015
- Executive Director, National Science and Technology Council, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, 2010-2013
- Program Analyst, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2010
- International Liaison, Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, 2008-2009
- Executive Secretary, Joint Committee of Regional Metrology Organizations and the BIPM, Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, 2005-2008
- International Science and Standards Advisor, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2010
- Leader, Fluid Flow Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1999-2004
- Project Leader for Gas Flow Metrology, Fluid Flow Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1997-1999
- Mechanical Engineer, Fluid Flow Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1987-1997