Marc
G. Stanley has been selected to lead the Advanced
Technology Program (ATP) at the Commerce Department’s National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) by NIST Director
Arden Bement. Stanley has been acting director of the program
since 2001.
Prior
to becoming acting director of ATP, Stanley served as ATP
associate director from 1993 to 2001. In this role,
he was the primary policy adviser to the ATP Director
with regard to technology and business assessment issues
related
to the ATP and general policy issues of importance to
NIST.
Before
coming to NIST, Stanley held senior roles at the Commerce
Department, including associate deputy secretary
and assistant
secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs.
He also served as consultant to the Technology Administration
and to the NIST director. Stanley has had extensive experience on Capitol Hill and
worked as a legislative assistant and administrative assistant
to several Congressmen. He was a charter member of the House
Administrative Assistants Association (U.S. House of Representatives);
an adjunct professor to the Washington Semester Program at
the American University, Washington, D.C., from 1981 to 1987;
and a frequent lecturer to various educational institutions
and business organizations.
A Washington,
D.C., native, Stanley earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
in history and political science from George
Washington University in 1964 and a Bachelor of Laws degree
from The University of Baltimore, School of Law in 1967.
He is a former First Class Petty Officer in the U.S. Coast
Guard Reserves. Stanley is a recipient of the U.S. Coast
Guard’s Meritorious Ribbon and the Distinguished Service
Award from the House Administrative Assistants Association.
As a non-regulatory
agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s
Technology Administration, NIST develops and promotes measurement,
standards and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate
trade and improve the quality of life.
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