Mary GlackinMary M. Glackin is an American scientist. She served as the 2020 president of the American Meteorological Society.CareerGlackin was previously senior vice president for science and forecast operations at The Weather Company, an IBM Business. She retired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2012 as the deputy under secretary for operations, after working in various roles in the organization for 34 years, including with the National Weather Service, where she served as acting director of the agency in 2007, and the U.S. Global Change Research Program.EducationGlackin has a B.S. from the University of Maryland with a major in computer science with a concentration in atmospheric science.AwardsGlackin is a Fellow of AMS and a recipient of the Charles Franklin Brooks Award for Outstanding Service to the Society. She has twice received the U.S. Presidential Rank Award and the Department of Commerce Silver and Bronze Medals. She is a fellow National Academy of Public Administration.