Darío Gil
Darío Gil | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Under Secretary of Energy for Science and Innovation | |
| Assumed office September 26, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Geraldine L. Richmond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Education | Los Altos High School (Los Altos, California) Stevens Institute of Technology (B. Eng.) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.) |
Darío Gil is a Spanish-American administrator of research who is serving as the Under Secretary of Energy for Science and Innovation.[1]
Early life and education
Born in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain, Gil moved to the United States, while retaining Spanish citizenship.[2] He graduated high school at Los Altos High in 1993,[3][4] earned a Bachelor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1998,[5] and earned a Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003, specializing in nanostructures.[3]
Career
Gil became a director of research at IBM in 2019,[3] focusing on AI, cloud, and quantum computing.[6] He became a member of the National Science Board in 2020.[5] On January 16, 2025, incoming President Donald Trump nominated Gil for the position of Undersecretary of Energy for Science and Innovation.[7] Following his confirmation hearing on April 10, 2025,[8] he was confirmed in a block of confirmation votes, 51–47 on September 18.[9]
References
- ^ Curi, Maria (January 16, 2025). "Trump names IBM's Darío Gil for science post". Axios.com. Axios Media Inc. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ Villamor, Javier (January 20, 2025). "Spanish citizen Darío Gil to serve as US Under Secretary for Science". brusselssignal.eu. Remedia Europe SRL. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c Pérez Colomé, Jordi (February 26, 2019). "Meet the Spanish engineer behind the world's first quantum computer". elpais.com. Ediciones El País. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ Galvin, Molly (2025). "Interview with Darío Gil" (PDF). issues.org. Arizona Board of Regents. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "Stevens Alumnus Darío Gil '98 Confirmed as DOE Under Secretary of Science". Stevens.edu. Stevens Insitute of Technology. October 6, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ Rice, Andrew (January 17, 2025). "Trump Picks IBM's Darío Gil for DoE Science and Innovation Post". meritalk.com. MeriTalk. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ Kelley, Alexandra (January 16, 2025). "Trump taps IBM's Darío Gil for Energy's undersecretary for science and innovation". Nextgov.com. Gov Exec. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (April 10, 2025). "Full Committee Hearing to Consider Pending Nominations".
- ^ Roll call vote 526, via Senate.gov