John M. Deutch papers

John M. Deutch, 1938- , BA in history, 1961, Amherst College; SB in chemical engineering, 1961, PhD in chemistry, 1965, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was assistant professor of chemistry at Princeton University from 1966 to 1969. In 1970 he was appointed associate professor of chemistry at MIT; in 1973 he became full professor and was named Arthur C. Cope Professor in 1980. He served as head of the Department of Chemistry, 1976-1977, and dean of science, 1982-1985. He was provost of MIT from 1985 to 1990, when he returned to teaching as an Institute Professor. From 1977 to 1980, and again from 1993 to 1996, John Deutch was on leave from MIT.

John Deutch also served in a number of government positions. From 1977 to 1980 he held several positions in the US Department of Energy: Director of Energy Research, Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Technology, and Undersecretary of the Department of Energy. Later, from March 1993 to March 1994, he served as Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Technology. From March 1994 to May 1995, he served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense. In May 1995, he was sworn in as Director of Central Intelligence and served in that position until December 1996.

In addition, John Deutch has served on many commissions during several presidential administrations including the President’s Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee (1980-1981); the President’s Commission on Strategic Forces (1983); the White House Science Council (1985-1989); the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (1997-2001), the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (1990-1993); the President’s Commission on Aviation Safety and Security (1996); the Commission on Reducing and Protecting Government Secrecy (1996); and as Chair of the Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (1998-1999).