Dr. Jacobs-Young was Senate confirmed as the United States Department of Agriculture’s Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics on June 8, 2022. Under Dr. Jacobs-Young’s leadership is the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the Office of the Chief Scientist. For over two decades, Dr. Jacobs-Young, a two-time Presidential Rank Award recipient federal senior executive, has been a leader for advancing our Nation’s ability to deliver scientific solutions to the highest priority agricultural research challenges. She is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
History of Employment
Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Under Secretary & Chief Scientist
Research, Education, & Economics
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2022
2025
Administrator
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2014
2022
Acting Chief Scientist
Office of Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2017
2021
Acting Under Secretary
Research, Education, and Economics
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2021
2021
Acting Deputy Under Secretary
Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2017
2019
Associate Administrator
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2012
2014
Acting Director
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2011
2012
Director
Office of the Chief Scientist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2010
2012
Senior Policy Analyst for Agriculture
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
2008
2010
National Program Leader
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2002
2010
Assistant Professor
Paper Science and Engineering
University of Washington
1995
2004
