S&ET Executive Breakfast - With Dr. Robie Samanta Roy

Dr. Robie Samanta Roy, Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee

Dr. Robie Samanta Roy joined the Senate Armed Services Committee as a Professional Staff Member in March 2010.  He has the broad area of responsibility for the Department of Defense’s wide spectrum of science and technology-related activities.  His primary duties are to advise Members on legislative issues and oversight matters, and assist Members in developing and implementing legislative and policy positions. 

Dr. Robie came to this position from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy where he was the Assistant Director for Space and Aeronautics from September 2005 to November 2009 and was responsible for space and aeronautics activities ranging from human space flight to the Next Generation Air Transportation System. Prior to that, he was a Strategic Analyst at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) where he was responsible for studies on military and civil space, missile defense, international relations, and other strategic forces issues. Prior to CBO, he was a Research Staff Member in the Systems Evaluation Division of the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) in Alexandria, VA where he conducted studies related to Command, Control, Communications and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems.

Dr. Robie holds a PhD in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT, as well as a Master’s degree in Space Policy from the George Washington University and diplomas from the International Space University and Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. Dr. Robie is currently a Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.