Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and serving as an important member of the AAAS Leadership Advisory Council and Public Affairs Leadership Team, the CGAO works in close coordination with units across the organization, including Communications; Science, Policy, and Society Programs; Membership; Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships; Publishing; and others. The CGAO leads a team of talented government affairs professionals and serves as the principal internal and external advisor on federal legislative and executive branch policy developments affecting science, research, innovation, scientific integrity, research funding, and the broader science and technology ecosystem, as well as science and technology funding and policy at the state and local levels.