Headquarters and Chief Counsel Office Contacts

Quick Summary

• Date: April 24, 2025
• Association: NASA
• Leadership positions Listed:

– General Counsel: Iris Lan
– Deputy General Counsel (acting): Bryan R. Diederich
– Director of Legal Operations (Acting): Christine Pham
– Associate General Counsels at Headquarters include Karen Reilley (Commercial and Intellectual Property), Scott Barber (Contracts and Acquisition Integrity), Katie Spear (General Law), Rebecca Bresnik (International and Space Law).
– Agency Counsel roles for ethics, Acquisition Integrity, and Intellectual Property are held by Adam F. Greenstone, Robert Vogt (Acting), and Trenton Roche respectively.

• Chief Counsels for NASA Centers:

– Ames Research Center: dan Hymer (Acting)
– Armstrong Flight Research Center: Brett Swanson
– Glenn Research Center: Callista M. Puchmeyer
– Goddard Space Flight Center: Dave G. Barrett
– Johnson Space Center: Randall T.Suratt
– Kennedy Space center: Alex Vinson
– Langley research Center: Andrea Z. Warmbier
– Marshall Space Flight Center: Pam A. Bourque
…and others in various research facilities.

Indian Opinion Analysis

NASA’s detailed listing of its legal counsel leadership structure reflects the complexity of managing operations spanning intellectual property, international law, ethics oversight, contracts frameworks, and fraud remedies across multiple centers worldwide. For India-a prominent player in the space sector with organizations like ISRO-this underscores the importance of robust legal frameworks to support collaborations on international projects such as lunar missions or private sector partnerships under increasing global regulations.

Notably absent from this report is any direct mention of international collaborations specific to India or any other nation; though, as India’s technological advancements grow-including possible joint ventures with leading agencies-learning from structures like NASA’s could help ensure policy clarity around proprietary technology sharing or dispute mechanisms in space exploration agreements.

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