Tim Gallaudet.

Admiral Gallaudet.

The Honorable Tim Gallaudet, PhD, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret) is a career oceanographer and technology consultant. Formerly, he served as the acting Undersecretary and Assistant Secretary of Commerce and the acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Prior to NOAA, he served for 32 years in the US Navy, completing his career as the Navy’s chief oceanographer, meteorologist, hydrographer, and navigator in the Pentagon. His assignments involved combat operations on a Navy aircraft carrier, counterterrorism activities with Navy SEAL Teams, antisubmarine warfare support, and deep-sea research and development. Currently, he serves as a strategic advisor and board member for several startups, nonprofits, and research institutions in the ocean, weather, environment, and space sectors. Gallaudet has had a lifelong interest in UAP, but his experience as the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory gave him a greater appreciation for their scientific validity. He now is a member of the U.S. UAP Science Advisory Council, where he is seeking to elevate the scientific study of undersea and transmedium UAP to a national research priority. Gallaudet is also a research affiliate for Harvard University’s Galileo Project, and an Advisory Board member for Skinwalker Ranch, Americans for Safe Aerospace, the Disclosure Foundation, and the Sol Foundation. Gallaudet is a fellow at The Explorer’s Club, a distinguished graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and recipient of the 2004 Commander, Naval Air Forces Leadership Award, the 2019 Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute’s Champion of the Ocean Award, and the U.S. Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, as well as master’s and doctoral degrees from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His memoir about leading NOAA during President Trump’s first term, Holding Fast in Heavy Seas: Leadership for Turbulent Times, is available at https://www.timgallaudet.com/ or any major bookseller.