J. Michael McQuade
PhD
J. Michael McQuade is the Director of the Program on Emerging Technology, Scientific Advancement and Global Policy at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in the Harvard Kennedy School. The program is dedicated to research, dialogue and training at the intersection of technology and policy.
Prior to this role, Dr. McQuade served as the Vice President for Research and Special Advisor to the President of Carnegie Mellon University, where he provided operational leadership and strategic direction for the University’s research enterprise and advocated for the role that science, technology, and innovation play for national security and economic competitiveness.
McQuade has had a distinguished private sector career in roles ranging from developing and commercializing new and novel technologies to executive operational leadership and general management. He served as Senior Vice President for Science and Technology at United Technologies Corporation, where he managed research, engineering, and development activities across a broad range of high-technology products and services for the global aerospace, defense, building systems, and energy industries. Previously, he led the medical products division of 3M’s global healthcare portfolio and served as the President of Eastman Kodak’s Health Imaging business.
Dr. McQuade has been deeply involved in the development of national and international policies related to science and technology investments and regulations, national security, and economic competitiveness. He has served as a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and of the Secretary of Energy’s Advisory Board, was a founding member of the Defense Innovation Board, and a member of the National Academies’ National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable.
McQuade holds Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees from Carnegie Mellon University. He received his doctorate in experimental high energy physics for research performed at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory on charm quark production.