Vaughan Turekian

Vaughan Turekian is the executive director of the Office of International Networks, Cooperation, and Security. Prior to joining the Academies, he served as the fifth science and technology adviser to the U.S. secretary of state. He is formally the co-chair of the 10-member group of advisers to the U.N. secretary general on the role of science, technology, and innovation to advance the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. He has affiliations with Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Turekian holds a B.S. in geology and geophysics and international studies from Yale University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, where he focused on the transport and chemistry of atmospheric aerosols in marine environments.