Jeffrey Wadsworth, Ph.D., Board Director:

Dr. Jeffrey Wadsworth is the President and CEO of Battelle.

Prior to becoming President and CEO, Dr. Wadsworth served as Battelle’s Executive Vice President of Global Laboratory Operations where he was responsible for Battelle’s global laboratory business, including the management or co-management of six United States’ Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) and the Department of Homeland Security’s National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, with combined research revenues exceeding US$3.2 billion and more than 16,000 staff. Dr. Wadsworth also oversaw the expansion of Battelle’s operations into India, Japan, Korea and Malaysia.

Dr. Wadsworth was previously the Laboratory Director at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the President and CEO of UT-Battelle, LLC, the company managing the operations at ORNL. In this capacity, he was responsible for the management of the DOE’s largest multipurpose science and energy laboratory, with 4,100 staff members and an annual budget of more than US$1 billion. Under his leadership, ORNL commissioned the largest civilian science facility in the United States, the US$1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source; the launch of DOE’s first nanoscale science research center, the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences; the development of the world’s most powerful unclassified computer system; significant growth in national security programs; and the initiation of an interdisciplinary bioenergy program.

Dr. Wadsworth has also held various leadership positions at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company and Stanford University.

Dr. Wadsworth earned a B. Met, D. Met and Ph.D. from Sheffield University, England; is a member of various national and international societies, including the National Academy of Engineering; has received a number of awards and honors, including the 2009 National Materials Advancement Award, Federation of Materials Societies; and serves on the boards of several corporate, civic and education organizations.