Richard M. Obermann is a retired member of the staff of the U.S. Congress, where he last served as the chief of staff for the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. As such Obermann was the committee staff director, administrator, and senior policy adviser to the committee chair. Obermann was responsible for managing a team of committee scientists, engineers, attorneys, and other professional support staff as well as the majority budget. The Committee has legislative and oversight jurisdiction over many federal agencies, including NASA, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and relevant research, science, and technology development elements of the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Commerce. Formerly, Obermann was a senior program officer on the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Research Council (now the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine), and a technical staff member of the MITRE Corporation. Obermann serves on the visiting committee for the Space Telescope Science Institute, is affiliated with the Colorado Space Policy Center (CSPC), is an advisor to the COSPAR Panel on Early Careers and International Space Societies, and is a paid consultant for a climate technology startup. Obermann is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Astronautical Society, and the British Interplanetary Society. Obermann has no prior National Academies experience. Obermann received a Ph.D. in aerospace and mechanical sciences from Princeton University.
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