Neil Jacobs

Neil Jacobs
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 14, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRick Spinrad
Acting
In office
February 25, 2019 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byTimothy Gallaudet
Succeeded byBenjamin Friedman (acting)
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction
In office
February 15, 2018 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byStephen Volz
Personal details
Born (1973-12-12) December 12, 1973
Children2
EducationUniversity of South Carolina (BS, BS)
North Carolina State University (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsAtmospheric science
Institutions
ThesisThe role of marine thermal gradient structure on Gulf Stream-related extratropical cyclogenesis (2005)
Doctoral advisors
  • Sethu Raman
  • Gary Lackmann
Other academic advisorsLeonard J. Pietrafesa
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Neil Andrew Jacobs, Jr. (born December 12, 1973) is an American scientist the current Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He had previously served as the acting NOAA administrator in the first Trump Administration.