NASA Chief Technologist

NASA Chief Technologist
StatusAbolished
Reports toNASA Administrator
AppointerNASA Administrator
Formation2010
First holderBobby Braun
Final holderA.C. Charania
AbolishedMarch 10, 2025

The chief technologist was the most senior technology position at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The chief technologist had served as the principal advisor to the NASA Administrator in technology policy and programs, and as interface to the national and international engineering community. The position had "communicate how NASA technologies benefit space missions and the day-to-day lives of Americans." This position was eliminated in March 2025 as part of the Trump's administration reduction in force as a "cost-cutting measure".