About
Dr. Carter Christopher is Director, Geospatial Science & Engineering Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He leads ORNL's geospatial science research portfolio, science strategy and priorities, and organizational growth and development to address national security, homeland, and energy security challenges. Previously, Dr. Christopher served as a Distinguished R&D Staff and ORNL's Section Head for Human Dynamics R&D, where he developed new applied R&D programs for ORNL supporting DOE, DOW, and the Intelligence Community. Dr. Christopher was Vice President of Geospatial at an aerospace start-up, and he had a distinguished 12-year career in the Intelligence Community, including serving as the Deputy to the Geographer of the United States at the State Department, and more than 10 years at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency leading geospatial data science and AI transformation programs. He has a PhD in Earth Systems and Geoinformation Science.
