Jane Lubchenco

Jane Lubchenco is an American environmental scientist and marine ecologist who teaches and conducts research at Oregon State University. Her research interests include interactions between the environment and human well-being, biodiversity, climate change, and sustainable use of oceans and the planet. From 2009 to 2013, she served as Administrator of NOAA and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. In February 2021, she was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as Deputy Director for Climate and Environment in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

4 December 1947

Born on the same birth day (4 December): Andrew Brackman • Daniel Eberlin • Darvis Patton • Gabriel Lundberg • Gary Gilmore • Hannes Hafstein • Jean Chapelain • Jean-Marie Pfaff • Jesse Burkett • Jimmy Bartel • John Aislabie • John Krish • Kaija Vahtra • Mark Robson (film director) • Max Baer Jr. • Nikoloz Baratashvili • Scott Hastings (rugby union)

Born in the same month (December 1947): Anne Fine • Ben Cross • Bob Fulton • Josef Janíček • Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa • Leonhard Lapin • Richard Crandall • Steve Mix • Vincent Matthews (athlete) • Wings Hauser