Dr. Emily Sylak-Glassman is the Deputy Associate Director for Earth Action in the Earth Science Division of NASA Headquarters.  

Emily joined NASA in 2019. She was a program manager and then the Deputy Associate Director for Applied Sciences in the Earth Science Division between 2019 and 2023. In 2022, Emily served as a senior policy analyst during a detail with NASA's Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy, where she providing data- and evidence-driven analysis to the highest levels of NASA leadership. Before joining NASA, Emily worked at the Science and Technology Policy Institute, where she worked with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and executive branch agencies to provide in-depth analyses and technical expertise. 

Emily received a PhD in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. She also received BS degrees in chemistry and biological chemistry from the University of Chicago.