Dr. Ali Nouri was a Deputy Assistant to President Biden and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. Previously he was nominated by the President and confirmed by the US Senate as an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Energy where he led the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs. Prior to joining the Biden Administration Dr. Nouri was the President of the Federation of American Scientists, a public policy organization focused on countering WMDs, addressing emerging infectious diseases, and crafting policy solutions to science, technology, and national security challenges. Dr. Nouri previously served on US Senate staff as a science and technology fellow, an energy and environment advisor, a national security advisor, and a legislative director over nearly a decade. He has also served as an advisor to the office of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan where he developed initiatives to block the applications of biotechnology toward biological weapons. He earned a B.A. in biology from Reed College and a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Princeton University.

On the 2023 GradFUTURES Forum:

I really want to thank gradFUTURES for pulling together this event because there are so many issues right now in public policy that have a nexus with science and technology. We really need more students, postdocs, and faculty members to really bring their advice to policymakers on these issues. Not only that, but this event is helpful for students to pursue a career path from academia to public policy.