Former University of California executive and Department of Energy national lab hand Glenn Mara has joined the strategic advisory board of Las Vegas-based nuclear-cleanup consulting specialists Longenecker & Associates.
From 2009 to 2016, Mara was associate vice president for laboratory programs at the University of California Office of the President. In that job he led the university’s oversight of scientific and technical programs at three DOE national laboratories affiliated with the university — Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, and Los Alamos.
Mara previously served at both Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore, most recently as head of the Los Alamos weapons program from July 2006 to July 2009. Mara previously held a number of positions at Lawrence Livermore starting in 1971.
Excluding four emeritus members, Longenecker has 18 people on its advisory board. The firm specializes in consulting for the Energy Department and the agency’s Office of Environmental Management.
