Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson —– 2001 Becomes the first African-American woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Shirley Jackson
Chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
In office August 29, 2014 – January 20, 2017 Serving with Jami Miscik
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	David Boren Chuck Hagel
Succeeded by	Steve Feinberg
President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 1999
Preceded by	Cornelius Barton
Personal details
Born	August 5, 1946 (age 73) Washington, DC, US
Spouse(s)	Morris Washington
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD)
Website	Official website