Congressman Garamendi Welcomes Parney Albright, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s New Director, Thanks Former Director George Miller for His Service

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) today congratulated Parney Albright on being named the new Director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Garamendi also thanked former Director George Miller for his years of faithful service.

"Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a vital economic engine in Northern California and a source of tremendous innovation in clean energy and national security. I’m thrilled that the lab will have an imminently capable and skilled director with the appointment of Parney Albright," Congressman Garamendi said. "Parney is widely respected in his field and brings to our community decades of impressive experience."

"While I’m excited for the lab and our region, this is a bittersweet moment for me. Mr. Albright will have big shoes to fill with the departure of George Miller," Garamendi added. "George’s four decades of service for our country are inspiring, and I know from many meetings with him that he deeply cares about Livermore, the Lab, and our country. I wish all the best."

Appointed with the concurrence of Department of Energy, Albright is the 11th director of the Lab since it was established in 1952. He replaces George Miller, who is stepping down after six years as director and a 40-year career of service to the nation and the Laboratory. The appointment takes effect December 1.

Albright has more than 20 years of experience in the federal government and the private sector. Prior to joining the Laboratory he worked with Civitas Group, a homeland security consultant in Washington, D.C. He has served as Assistant Secretary in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Assistant Director in the Office of Science and Technology Policy and, concurrently, Senior Director in the Office of Homeland Security in the White House; and program manager with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. He served for more than 15 years on the staff of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a Department of Defense Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), performing high quality and high impact studies and analyses for the most senior officials within the Office of the Secretary of Defense on a wide variety of complex systems and issues at the intersection between technology and policy.

He has extensive experience with interagency and congressional interactions, and was a spokesperson for both the White House and DHS to the press and to the broad national research and development enterprise on issues associated with science, technology, and weapons of mass destruction.

Albright holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and applied mathematics from The George Washington University, and a master’s and Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland.