"Michael Kratsios, who served in the White House and Defense Department in the first Trump administration, is a policy specialist on artificial intelligence."
"President Trump last week formally nominated Michael Kratsios, a member of the first Trump administration with no degrees in science or engineering, to be his science adviser.
Science policy experts say that Mr. Kratsios’ wide experience in private and public technology policy and management is what makes him an attractive candidate. His expertise includes a central role in early federal efforts to speed the rise of artificial intelligence and to compete with China in its development. He will join a cohort of White House advisers on the fraught topic.
Even so, Mr. Trump’s selection marks a clear break from a long tradition in which presidential science advisers bore top degrees and deep science roots. The appointment of Mr. Kratsios has led other experts to warn of budget cuts to the health and physical sciences."
William J. Broad reports for the New York Times January 29, 2025.
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