Jack Kaye retired from NASA on April 30, 2025 after a 41+ year career as a scientific researcher, program manager, and senior executive. For the last 25+ years of his time at NASA, he oversaw implementation of the Earth Science Research and Analysis Program, covering all areas of the Earth system as well as enabling capabilities (airborne science, scientific computing, space geodesy, early career research, education) that the program implemented on behalf of the Earth Science Division. He served as NASA's Principal for the US Global Change Research Program for many years, and also as a founding co-chair of the Research and Innovation Committee of the Interagency Council to Advance Meteorological Services. Among his international activities were serving as chair of the World Meteorological Organization's Expert Team on Satellite Systems and then co-chair of its Expert Team on Space Systems and Utilization. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Among the awards he has received are the Pecora Award (individual) from NASA and the US Geological Survey (2024), NASA's Distinguished Service Medal (2022), a Special ESA Award from the European Space Agency (ESA, 2025) and three Meritorious Senior Executive Awards from the Office of Personnel Management. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Earth Observations, Data, and Information Systems of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. His education was in chemistry (BA, Adelphi University, PhD, California Institute of Technology). Before joining NASA he was a post-doctoral research associate at the US Naval Research Laboratory. He is married and the father of three grown daughters.