{"id":57468,"date":"2021-01-28T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T01:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-467877"},"modified":"2024-03-07T10:43:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:43:54","slug":"nasa-associate-administrator-for-communications-marc-etkind","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/nasa-associate-administrator-for-communications-marc-etkind\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Etkind"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-bio-intro maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-bio-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-bio-intro-container grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4 desktop:grid-col-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-bio-thumbnail width-10 tablet:width-card desktop:width-card-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Marc Etkind\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 11%; object-position: 50% 11%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg 4330w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?resize=1639,2048 1639w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/nhq202106170007.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-7 desktop:grid-col-9 grid-row margin-0 padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 display-block width-full\">Marc Etkind<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0 margin-0 color-carbon-60\">NASA Associate Administrator for Communications<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Marc Etkind is NASA\u2019s associate administrator for the agency\u2019s Office of Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Etkind joined NASA Jan. 25, 2021, with more than two decades of experience in development, production, content strategy, and management for science-based programming organizations. Etkind directs internal and external communications for NASA and serves as a senior advisor to agency leaders. He is responsible for managing an agencywide staff of more than 200 that implements all aspects of NASA\u2019s external and internal communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, Etkind served as general manager for the Science Channel, part of Discovery Inc., a position he began in 2015. In that capacity, he was responsible for all aspects of development, production,\u202fbrand strategy, and day-to-day operations for the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Etkind brought back to the network the robot competition \u201cBattleBots,\u201d launched STEM-focused \u201cMythBusters Jr,\u201d initiated the network\u2019s live coverage of the Great American Eclipse and NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission to the International Space Station, and commissioned award-winning specials, including \u201cCassini\u2019s Grand Finale\u201d and \u201cHistory of Pluto.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to that, Etkind served Discovery Inc. as general manager and senior vice president for content strategy for Destination America and vice president for development for Animal Planet. In addition, his experience includes serving as senior director of programming for the History Channel and founder and CEO of Pinball Productions. Etkind\u2019s credits include \u201cNOVA,\u201d \u201cScientific American Frontiers with Alan Alda,\u201d \u201cDiscover Magazine,\u201d \u201cThis Week in History,\u201d \u201cHow It\u2019s Made,\u201d and \u201cHow the Universe Works,\u201d as well as exhibits for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Etkind also has worked as a researcher for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u2019s Faulkner Island Tern Project, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, and the Yale School of Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Etkind earned a bachelor of arts degree in biology from Brown University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc Etkind is NASA\u2019s associate administrator for the agency\u2019s Office of Communications. Etkind joined NASA Jan. 25, 2021, with more than two decades of experience in development, production, content strategy, and management for science-based programming organizations. 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