Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Directors

Directors

The LLNL Director is appointed by the Board of Governors of Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) and reports to the board. The Laboratory Director also serves as the President of LLNS. Over the course of its 55 year history, eleven eminent scientists have served as LLNL Director:

• 1952-1958 Herbert York
• 1958-1960 Edward Teller
• 1960-1961 Harold Brown
• 1961-1965 John S. Foster, Jr.
• 1965-1971 Michael M. May
• 1971-1988 Roger E. Batzel
• 1988-1994 John H. Nuckolls
• 1994-2002 C. Bruce Tarter
• 2002-2006 Michael R. Anastasio
• 2006-2011 George H. Miller
• 2011–Present Penrose C. Albright