Brad Colman

Brad Colman

Brad R. Colman, Sc.D., served as President of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) in 2023 and is an AMS Fellow. He currently chairs the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and serves as Vice Chair of the NOAA Science Advisory Board.

Dr. Colman has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning government, industry, and the broader weather and climate enterprise. He spent 38 years at NOAA, holding leadership, research, and operational positions within the National Weather Service and NOAA research laboratories, including serving as Acting Director of the Meteorological Development Laboratory. Following his federal career, he helped develop Microsoft's consumer weather services and subsequently served as Director of Weather Strategy for Bayer/The Climate Corporation, overseeing enterprise-wide weather programs.

Throughout his career, Dr. Colman has worked at the intersection of science, technology, policy, and the delivery of weather information to society. He has been actively involved in advancing collaboration across the public, private, and academic sectors to strengthen the nation's weather enterprise.

Dr. Colman holds a Doctor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Earth Sciences and Mathematics from Montana State University. He is also a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences.