Key People
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Bill Frauenhofer
Director
2025 – present
Appointed Director of CHIPS Program Office July 28, 2025. Former Global Head of Semiconductor Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley.
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Wade Green
Chief of Risk Management Division
Confirmed on NIST CHIPS Program Office staff page as of 2026-05-20.
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Tierra Washington
Senior Management Advisor (Acting)
Confirmed on NIST CHIPS Program Office staff page as of 2026-05-20.
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Andrew Winters
Division Chief (Acting), Strategy, Technology and Policy Division
Confirmed on NIST CHIPS Program Office staff page as of 2026-05-20.
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Michael Schmidt
Director (Inaugural)
2022 – 2025
Inaugural Director of CHIPS Program Office, announced September 2022. Left before Bill Frauenhofer appointment in July 2025.
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Melissa Smith
Chief of Operations Office
Confirmed on NIST CHIPS Program Office staff page as of 2026-05-20.
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