Set company-level business and science strategies. Establish short and long-term goals. Oversee budgets, staff, and executives and company business development. Meet with board members and executives to assess direction of company, develop short- and long-term goals, plans, and strategies. Manage/analyze budgets and financial reports. Uses this information in order to evaluate and measure overall technical and financial success of the company. Utilize evaluation findings in order to update and revise plans to increase profitability/outcome progress. Ensure proper allocation of resources and ensure departments meet updated and evolving company goals.

Created and led science-policy strategy development, for the U.S. Government, including development of specific Congressional and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) strategies, related agency and programmatic business plans, oversaw day-to-day science programmatic and related operational activities, improved program and human capital performance, developed and elevated organizational culture and a high-performing workforce environment, supervised heads of departments, reported to White House leadership on U.S. Climate Change Program budget and workforce performance trends and related issues, performed annual budget and outcomes reporting, and directed organizational strategy. Managed program assets, optimized financial operations, provided leadership to staff, and established a new ten-year strategy with related technical program and budgetary (business) goals. • Effectively utilized and grew the annual $2.5B budget across 13 Federal science Agencies in order to develop new Ten-Year Strategic plan and four-year National Climate Assessment that serve as domestic and international Government standards for successful response to deleterious effects of global climate change.• Held dual role as USGCRP Executive Director and White House Senior Adviser. • Ensured successful, on-time delivery of several worldwide recognized publications. • Strategically led interagency budget planning and coordination with history of four years of successful budgetary growth.• Chair of international body on monitoring asset coordination and Sustaining Arctic Observation Networks (SAON)• Served as U.S. Head of Delegation to Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP).

Provided strategic advice on science, policy, and operational issues in order to advance Departmental priorities and programs. Provided advice and guidance to senior Administration officials including science-policy analysis, strategy and policy development, and analysis/monitoring of operational plans. Reviewed and evaluated proposed, Environmental Impact Statements (EIS and NEPA) guidelines, and existing operational (GPRA) documents, policies, and related implementation plans. Managed performance of reporting staff and provided direction/periodic monitoring along with feedback on performance.• Led development and implementation of first Department-wide climate science, legal and policy, and resource management plans that today guide effective use of Department's $12.8B and nearly 70K person workforce.• Provided science, policy, political, and legal advice to senior Department leadership regarding listing decisions related to numerous living resources protected under 1973 Endangered Species Act.• Served as key member of DOI team in support of The President's Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Taskforce.• Acted as DOI Executive lead to U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP).• Nominated by White House as USGCRP Vice Chair for Adaptation Science.

Directed global change research programs, budget formulation and execution and congressional outreach.