Margaret O'Mara
Margaret O'Mara (born 1970) is an American historian and professor at the University of Washington. Background. Margaret O'Mara was born Margaret Pugh on November 15, 1970. O'Mara received her B.A. from Northwestern University, and her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Career. From 1994 to 1996, O'Mara served as a policy analyst on the staff of Vice President Al Gore. O'Mara is a past fellow of the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. She was an assistant professor in the Department of History at Stanford University (2002-7) before joining the University of  Washington. She is a Distinguished Lecturer of the Organization of American Historians. Her expertise includes the relations between technology and politics, and between technology companies and urban development. She has written research papers about Silicon Valley and American presidents. Private life. O'Mara is married to Healthentic CEO and President Jeffery Lawrence O'Mara.