Lori Garver | |
---|---|
![]() | |
12th Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
In office July 17, 2009 – September 6, 2013 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Shana Dale |
Succeeded by | Dava Newman |
Personal details | |
Born | Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | May 22, 1961
Spouse | David Brandt |
Children | 2 |
Education | Colorado College (BA) George Washington University (MA) |
Lori Beth Garver (born May 22, 1961, in Lansing, Michigan) is a former Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She was nominated on May 24, 2009, by President Barack Obama, along with Charles Bolden as NASA Administrator.[1] She was confirmed by the United States Senate by unanimous consent on July 15, 2009.[2][3][4][5] She left the position in September 2013 to become General Manager of the Air Line Pilots Association.[6]
Garver was the lead civil space policy advisor for Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and led the agency review team for NASA during the post-election transition. She worked at NASA from 1996–2001, first as a special assistant to the NASA administrator and senior policy analyst for the Office of Policy and Plans, and then as the Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy and Plans.[7][8]