Rick Spinrad

Rick Spinrad
Spinrad in 2022
11th Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office June 22, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Kathy Sullivan
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Incumbent
Assumed office June 22, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Secretary	Gina Raimondo
Preceded by	Neil Jacobs
Personal details
Born	(1954-04-06) April 6, 1954 (age 70) New York, New York, U.S.
Education	Johns Hopkins University (BS) Oregon State University (MS, PhD)
Awards
Scientific career
Fields	Oceanography
Institutions	Office of Naval Research Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research United States Naval Academy George Mason University Oregon State University National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Thesis	Optical characteristics of the suspended sediment in the High Energy Benthic Boundary Layer Experiment (1982)
Doctoral advisors	J. Ronald V. Zaneveld Hans J. Schrader LaVerne D. Kulm[1]

Richard William Spinrad^[1][2] is an American oceanographer and government official serving as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He also concurrently serves as Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.^[3]