George A. Keyworth II

Jay Keyworth
3rd Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
In office
August 1981 – December 1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byBenjamin Huberman (Acting)
Succeeded byJohn McTague (Acting)
Personal details
Born(1939-11-30)November 30, 1939
DiedAugust 23, 2017(2017-08-23) (aged 77)
PartyRepublican
EducationYale University (BS)
Duke University (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsLos Alamos National Laboratory
ThesisA high resolution study of isobaric analogue states in potassium-41 and sodium-23 (1968)
Doctoral advisorEdward Bilpuch

George Albert "Jay" Keyworth II (G. A. Keyworth) (November 30, 1939 – August 23, 2017) was an American physicist who served as White House Science Advisor from 1981 to January 1986. He was a board member of Hewlett-Packard who was asked to step down in light of the controversy surrounding disclosure of sensitive information to the media. He resigned on September 13, 2006.