| Obama | Ted Wackler (Acting Director, OSTP) | Jan. 20 - March 19, 2009 |
| Bush | Dr. John H. Marburger III (Director, OSTP) | Oct. 29, 2001 - Jan. 20, 2009 |
| | Dr. Clifford Gabriel (Acting Director, OSTP) | Oct. 1, 2001 - Oct. 28, 2001 |
| | Dr. Rosina Bierbaum (Acting Director, OSTP) | Jan. 21, 2001 - Sep. 30, 2001 |
| Clinton | Dr. Neal F. Lane (Director, OSTP) | Aug. 4, 1998 - Jan. 20, 2001 |
| | Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones (Acting Director, OSTP) | April 4, 1998 - Aug. 3, 1998 |
| | Dr. John H. Gibbons (Director, OSTP) | Jan. 20, 1993 - April 3, 1998 |
| Bush | Dr. David Allan Bromley (Director, OSTP) | Aug. 1989 - Jan. 20, 1993 |
| Reagan | Dr. Thomas P. Rona (Acting Director, OSTP) | June 1989 - Aug. 1989 |
| | Dr. William R. Graham, Jr. (Director, OSTP) | Oct. 2, 1986 - June 1989 |
| | Dr. Richard G. Johnson (Acting Director, OSTP) | May 24, 1986 - Oct. 1, 1986 |
| | Dr. John P. McTague (Acting Director, OSTP) | Jan. 1986 - May 23, 1986 |
| | Dr. George A. Keyworth, II (Director, OSTP) | Aug. 1981 - Dec. 1985 |
| | Benjamin Huberman (Acting Director, OSTP) | Feb. 1981 - Aug. 1981 |
| Carter | Dr. Frank Press (Director, OSTP) | 1977 - 1981 |
| Ford | Dr. H. Guyford SteverAlso served as National Science Foundation Director until August 9, 1976 when he became the first Director of OSTP. | 1973 - 1977 |
| The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was established in June 1973 |
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| Nixon | Edward E. David, Jr. (Director, OST) | 1970 - 1973 |
| | Lee A. Dubridge (Director, OST) | 1969 - 1970 |
| Johnson | Donald F. Hornig (Director, OST) | 1964 - 1969 |
| | Jerome B. Wiesner | 1963 - 1964 |
| Kennedy | Jerome B. Wiesner | 1961 - 1963 |
| The Office of Science & Technology (OST) was established in July 1961 |
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| Eisenhower | George B. Kistiakowsky | 1959 - 1961 |
| | James R. Killian, Jr. | 1957 - 1959 |
| | Isidor I. Rabi | 1956 - 1957 |
| | Lee A. DuBridge | 1953 - 1956 |
| Truman | Lee A. DuBridge | 1952 - 1953 |
| | Oliver E. Buckley | 1951 - 1952 |