NIST director to exit in January
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Laurie Locascio will finish out the year in her current position at the National Institute of Standards and Technology before leaving to head a standards nonprofit.
Director Laurie Locascio of the National Institute of Standards and Technology will leave her position at the head of the standards agency at the start of next year. She has been selected to serve as the new president and chief executive officer of the American National Standards Institute, a nonprofit entity tasked with coordinating voluntary standards adoption across sectors in the U.S.
Announced by ANSI on October 8, Locascio was elected following a special meeting of the ANSI Board of Directors earlier that week. She will succeed former president Joe Bhatia, and assume office in January 2025.
NIST confirmed the departure to Nextgov/FCW.
“Dr. Laurie Locascio will be joining the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as its CEO in January,” a Department of Commerce spokesperson said on Thursday. “She will continue to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director until then, providing leadership for important programs such as the CHIPS for America program and NIST’s extensive work in AI, including the U.S. AI Safety Institute.”
In a statement, Locascio said that she has “the deepest respect” for ANSI and its mission.
“I am thrilled to be entrusted with the leadership of this renowned institution with such incredible national and global impact,” she said.