President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated IBM research director Dario Gil to be the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for science and innovation.
“Mr. Dalio is an excellent businessman and scientist with a distinguished career as chairman of the National Science Board and senior vice president and director of IBM’s research division,” Trump said in a statement to Truth Social. I wrote this and reposted it on X (old Twitter). “He previously served on the President’s Council of Science and Technology Advisers during my first term.”
Gill’s work at IBM focused on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum information science. He has publicly spoken out in favor of giving more weight to open source AI models, particularly in government research and efforts, and served on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the first Trump administration, and as a subcommittee. He chaired one of the committees where he advocated for greater U.S. investment in AI. Emerging and important technologies.
If confirmed, he would serve under President Trump’s energy secretary nominee, Chris Wright, who is currently undergoing Senate confirmation hearings.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said in a statement Thursday that the company is “honored and supports” Gill’s selection.
“Mr. Dalio is a great champion of science and technology as a catalyst for progress in America and the world, and we look forward to supporting him through the confirmation process,” Krishna wrote on LinkedIn.
Originally from Spain, Gil received his PhD in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT. He currently serves as Chairman of the National Science Board, the agency that sets policy for the National Science Foundation and advises the President and Congress on science and engineering matters. President Trump appointed him to the commission in 2020.
