Arati Prabhakar (American Government Official) Age, Biography, Fami.

Quick Info

Profession	Government Official
Nationality	American
Date of Birth	02/02/1959
Age	67 years
Birthplace	New Delhi, India
Citizenship	India (1959–1967) United States (1967–present)

Latest News about Arati Prabhakar

24/02/2025

Arati Prabhakar was named one of CNBC's 2025 Changemakers for her instrumental role in shaping President Joe Biden's policies on artificial intelligence and the Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative. The recognition highlighted her leadership as the first woman and person of color to serve as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

04/02/2025

Former White House Science and Technology Advisor Arati Prabhakar was honored at the 2025 Commencement ceremony at the University of California, Berkeley, for her contributions to science and technology policy. The event celebrated her legacy as a leader in advancing AI infrastructure and national scientific initiatives.

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Bio/Wiki

Arati Prabhakar is an American engineer and public official.
She served as the 12th Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2022 to 2025.
She was previously the 10th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and later the 20th Director of DARPA.
She is the first woman and person of color to hold the position of Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the U.S. National Academies’ Science Technology and Economic Policy Board.

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Grey
Height	5' 7"
Weight	65 kg

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Texas Tech University California Institute of Technology
Degrees	Bachelors of Science (Electric Engineering) from Texas Tech University, US (1976 - 1979) Masters of Science (Electric Engineering) and PhD from California Institute of Technology, US (1979 - 1984) Master of Science (Electrical Engineering) from California Institute of Technology (1980) Doctor of Philosophy (Applied Physics) from California Institute of Technology (1984) Bachelors of Science (Electrical Engineering) from Texas Tech University, US (1976 - 1979) Masters of Science (Electrical Engineering) from California Institute of Technology, US (1980)
Thesis	Investigation of Deep Level Defects in Semiconductor Material Systems (1985)

Personal Life

Arati Prabhakar immigrated to the United States from New Delhi, India, when she was three years old.
She grew up in Lubbock, Texas, from age ten.
She was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University from 2017 to 2018.

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Family

Husband/Spouse

Name

Children

Parents

Father	Jagdish Chandra Prabhakar
Mother	Raj (Madan) Prabhakar

Career

Political Party	Democratic
Positions Held	1993–1997: 3rd Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 2012 - 2017: Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 3 October 2022: Science Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 1984: Congressional Fellow at the Office of Technology Assessment 1986–1993: Program Manager, then Founding Director of the Microelectronics Technology Office at DARPA 1993–1997: 10th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 1997–1998: Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President at Raychem 1998–2000: Vice President, then President of Interval Research 2001–2011: Partner with U.S. Venture Partners 2012–2017: 20th Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 2019: Founder and CEO of Actuate 03/10/2022–20/01/2025: 12th Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science and Technology Advisor to the President 2017–2018: Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University
Employer	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency National Institute of Standards and Technology Raychem Interval Research Corporation U.S. Venture Partners Actuate White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Fields	Applied physics

Social Media

LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/arati-prabhakar

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Arati Prabhakar was the first woman to lead the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from 1993 to 1997.
2. She established the non-profit organization Actuate in 2018.
3. Arati Prabhakar now serves as the CEO of Actuate.
4. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the U.S. National Academies’ Science Technology and Economic Policy Board.
5. Her family immigrated to the United States from New Delhi, India, when she was three years old.
6. She grew up in Lubbock, Texas, from age ten.
7. She was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University from 2017 to 2018.
8. Arati Prabhakar serves as the CEO of Actuate.
9. She played a key role in shaping President Joe Biden's policies on artificial intelligence and the Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative.
10. She facilitated the signing of a groundbreaking Executive Order on AI by President Biden in 2023.

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