Mr. Charles J. Gay, Deputy Associate Administrator
Mr. Charles J. Gay has served NASA in senior management positions for over seven years. He is currently the Deputy Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate. He was previously Deputy Director of the Office of System Safety and Mission Assurance at Goddard Space Flight Center. He also served as Deputy Director of the Heliophysics Division at NASA Headquarters where he was responsible for programmatic development and implementation of NASA’s solar physics and geospace science program. In 2005, he served as the Deputy Director of the newly formed Earth Sun System Division where he was responsible for the development and operations of over 50 spacecraft, spanning multiple NASA Centers, agencies, industry teams, and international partners. Through his leadership, NASA’s Earth science and solar/geospace science spacecraft development programs were integrated into a single division.
In addition to his experience at NASA, Mr. Gay has over 20 years of experience in the aerospace industry. He served as Vice President of a division of Litton Advanced Systems, managing a space systems business. He also worked at Martin Marietta, Lockheed Martin, and Fairchild Space Company. He has experience with many successful NASA flight programs including TDRS, Magellan, TOPEX, Terra, and EO-1 in engineering and program management positions. Mr. Gay has received the NASA Public Service medal, a Silver Snoopy award, and a Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service.
Mr. Gay received a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Structural Engineering from the University of Maryland.