Allison Macfarlane

Allison M. Macfarlane
Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
In office
July 9, 2012 – December 31, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byGregory Jaczko
Succeeded byStephen G. Burns
Personal details
Borncirca 1964
Alma materUniversity of Rochester
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Allison M. Macfarlane directs the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. She is the former director of the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University, where she was Professor of Science Policy and International Affairs. She was the chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from July 9, 2012, to December 31, 2014.