Equity in Science & Technology;
S&T Talent Development;
Bright Futures
Dr. Jedidah Isler is the Chief Science Officer at the Federation of American Scientists. She is also an astrophysicist, educator, futurist, policy-maker, and strategist dedicated to using science and technology as a tool for social justice. A proud double-HBCU graduate (NSU & Fisk!), she became the first African American woman to complete her Ph.D. in astrophysics at Yale University. She continued her award-winning research on hyperactive supermassive black holes on the faculty at Dartmouth College before turning her attention to science policy and joining the Biden-Harris Administration’s White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP).
She has worked extensively with schools, universities, nonprofit organizations, professional societies, and planetariums across the country to inspire and advance a more equitable future where anyone can participate in, contribute to, and benefit from science and technology. She lives in the DMV with her amazing family.