Lindsay Millard

Dr. Lindsay Millard served as a Special Assistant and Principal Director for Space Technology in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.  In these roles, Dr. Millard was responsible for advising the Office of the Under Secretary on the Department of Defense’s research and engineering investment portfolio, to include space and missile technologies.  Previously, Dr. Millard served as the Assistant Director for Space Security at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Working for the President’s Science Advisor, she led implementation of the National Cislunar Science and Technology Strategy including development of the first policies establishing Lunar Coordinated Time,Lunar Reference Systems and the National Cislunar Science and Technology Action Plan. Prior to working in the White House, Dr. Millard was the Principal Director for Space Technology at the Pentagon and held positions at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), RAND Corporation, and NASA. Dr. Millard holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University.