Eric Hammond

Director, Government Relations
Eric Hammond, DEI Member

Eric joined USRA in 2018 as the Director of Government Relations.  Prior, he served as Legislative Affairs Specialist in the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at the National Science Foundation (NSF) for four years. Before working at NSF, Eric served as a Congressional staffer for seven years, most recently as an advisor and committee staffer to House Science, Space and Technology Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX30).  Eric also served on the legislative staff of former Congresswoman and current HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH) and the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH).