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Chavonda Jacobs-Young
Fellow

Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young

Member Since 2019

Biography

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
Acting Chief Scientist Office of Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture 2017 2021
Acting Deputy Under Secretary Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area U.S. Department of Agriculture 2017 2019
Administrator Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 2014 2022
Acting Under Secretary Research, Education, and Economics U.S. Department of Agriculture 2021 2021
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

Expertise

Primary Sector

Federal

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty Academic Research Change Management Grants Management Human Capital Organizational Structure/Design/Development Performance Measurement

Areas of Expertise

Agriculture Environment/Natural Resources Government Operations/Innovation Science – Research and Development
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