Author Profile: Chris Mcentee

Chris McEntee

Biography

Christine McEntee is the executive director and CEO of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), a scientific society that promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Since she joined AGU in 2010, her accomplishments include building strategic partnerships with allied Earth science organizations in the United States and internationally; modernizing AGU’s publications; spearheading the creation of a community-based science program of volunteer scientists; and broadening the use of social media to reach members. Christine has spent more than 25 years as an association leader and innovator, building a steady record of achievement in leading large organizations through changes in governance, membership, and public policy. She previously served as executive vice president (EVP) and CEO of the American Institute of Architects; CEO of the American College of Cardiology and its Foundation; and EVP for the American Hospital Association. She currently serves on the board of directors for the MedStar Health Research Institute and the American Board of Ophthalmology. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives. Her many professional recognitions include the 2016 Association Leadership Award for Professional Society CEO of the Year, ASAE Women Who Advance Excellence, GWSAE’s Visionary and Executive Update “Smart CEO” Award, Crain’s Chicago Business 40 under 40 Award, and the Annual Achievement in Health Care Management Award from Women Health Executives Network. In 2013, she authored a chapter on the role scientific societies can play in informing public opinion on climate change, and she speaks on many topics related to science and leadership.

Publications from C. McEntee

Science Policy & Funding

America’s STEM economy supports 69% of the GDP and two out of three workers.

AGU News 28 January 2020

STEM Supports 67% of U.S. Jobs

The real jobs report: A new analysis shows that science, tech, and engineering careers are this country’s engine.

Education

Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

AGU News 5 December 2019

AGU’s Bridge Program Creates Opportunities for Underrepresented Students

In its first year, 20% of the 250 active Earth and space science graduate programs in the United States applied for partnership with the program.

Geology & Geophysics

Attendees outside of the poster hall at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018

AGU News 15 October 2019

First Class of Austin Student Travel Endowment Grantees Awarded

Gifts from the AGU community enable students and early-career scientists to travel to Fall Meeting for the first time.

Geohealth

A school bus drives through flooded streets in Houston, Texas, on 19 September 2019.

AGU News 24 September 2019

AGU Releases Report to Address Flooding in Communities

The Surging Waters report shows how science empowers us to mitigate the impacts on people and property in communities around the United States.

Geology & Geophysics

Janice Lachance, Robin Bell, and Chris McEntee of AGU and Brijesh K. Bansal of the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences at the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics meeting in Montreal, Canada, in July 2019

AGU News 23 July 2019

Convergence: A Call for More Robust Global Science Collaboration

With nationalism and scientific disinformation on the rise, the scientific community must work together even more closely.

Ocean Sciences

AGU News 28 May 2019

Join the Effort to Improve the Health of Our Oceans

AGU executive director/CEO Chris McEntee provides key takeaways from the first Global Planning Meeting, in Copenhagen, for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Geology & Geophysics

AGU News 23 April 2019

Continuing AGU’s Legacy in Publishing: AGU Advances’ New Editor in Chief

Susan Trumbore will lead this new, highly selective journal in publishing cutting-edge research across the Earth and space sciences.

Geology & Geophysics

AGU’s newly renovated net-zero energy headquarters building in Washington, D.C.

AGU News 18 April 2019

AGU Honored with the First Clean Energy DC Award

AGU aspires to lead by demonstrating that a building on a tight urban footprint can operate on a net-zero energy basis while providing a productive and healthy place to work and meet.

Geology & Geophysics

Photomosaic of the surface of Mars; the science team associated with the Mars Odyssey spacecraft’s THEMIS camera

AGU News 18 January 2019

Seven New Awardees of Celebrate 100 Grants

These latest creative and far-reaching projects chosen for AGU Centennial support range from a giant map of Mars for display on the U.S. National Mall to a climate science workshop in Puerto Rico.

Geology & Geophysics