Philip B Duffy

Philip B. Duffy is an American climate scientist who has served as an advisor to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) during the Obama and Biden administrations. He was previously the president and executive director of the Woodwell Climate Research Center.

Early life and education Duffy earned a bachelor's degree in astronomy and astrophysics from Harvard College and a Ph.D. in applied physics from Stanford University. His interest in climate science was influenced by the work of his mother, a physicist who studied the cycles of ice ages.

Career Duffy began his career at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Government and policy During the Obama administration, Duffy was a senior policy analyst at the OSTP (2011–2012) and a senior advisor to the U.S. Global Change Research Program (2013–2015).

Non-profit work From 2015 to 2022, Duffy was the president and executive director of the Woodwell Climate Research Center (formerly the Woods Hole Research Center). He is also a recipient of the Global Citizen Award from the United Nations Association of the United States of America.