Dr. James (Jim) Green served as NASA’s Chief Scientist, principal adviser to the NASA Administrator on the agency’s science programs, strategic planning and science policy, capping a 42-year NASA career.
From 2006 to 2018 he directed NASA’s Planetary Science Division, overseeing the New Horizons flyby of Pluto, the Juno mission to Jupiter and the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars.
He is the author of more than 115 refereed journal articles, received Japan’s Kotani Prize and NASA’s Exceptional Achievement Medal, and coordinated NASA’s involvement with the film The Martian. He now chairs the advisory board of Explore Mars, Inc.