Dr. Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer directs the Ocean Physics program at NASA HQ, Science Mission Directorate, Earth Science Division. She provides scientific leadership for the development, launch, and scientific exploration of multiple NASA missions (Jason-3, Sentinel-6/Jason-CS, SWOT, SMAP, OMG, S-MODE, COWVR). She forms and oversees multiple NASA science teams to study the ocean’s role in the Earth climate system, and is responsible for a diverse portfolio that operates on a tens of million-dollar annual budget. As a climate scientist and ocean physicist, Dr. Vinogradova Shiffer represents NASA at various national and international contexts, including the White House Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, United States Global Change Research Program, Committee on Earth Observation Satellites and others.