David Meyer 

David Meyer is the deputy manager of the Office of Data Science and Informatics at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Meyer provides supervision and strategic direction for the office’s development of science informatics and cloud solutions during a period of rapid growth and change. 

He interfaces with and supports customers at NASA Headquarters and within several NASA organizations, including the Earth Science Division, the Office of the Chief Science Data Officer, the Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program, the Earth Action Program, the Disasters Program, and the Earth Science Data and Information System Project. 

Previously, Meyer was a member of the Chandra X-ray Observatory High Resolution Mirror Assembly Test Team and served in project offices, including the X-37 Project Office, the Space Shuttle Program’s Redesigned Solid Rocket Motor Project Office, and the SLS (Space Launch System) Booster Element Office. Meyer brings more than 20 years of human spaceflight experience, along with 15 years of supervisory experience leading high-performing teams in the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate and Science and Technology Office at Marshall. 

Meyer’s leadership has been recognized with numerous awards, including NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal, Silver Achievement Medal, and recognition as a Space Flight Awareness Honoree. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.