Dr. Lindsay Millard is a Senior Staff member in the Space Technology and Systems Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where she contributes to the development and application of advanced space systems, architectures, and technologies in support of national security missions.

Previously, Dr. Millard served as a Special Assistant and Principal Director for Space Technology in the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering. In these roles, she shaped the Department of War’s space research and engineering investment portfolio, including space and missile technologies, and advised the Under Secretary and senior Department leadership on portfolio priorities, strategy, and execution.

Dr. Millard also 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.

Before her White House service, Dr. Millard held positions at DARPA, RAND Corporation, and NASA. She 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.