Coastal Services Center

Deputy Director: Jeffrey (Jeff) Payne, Ph.D.

Dr. Jeffrey L. Payne joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC) as deputy director in 1998. Before joining CSC, Payne served as deputy director in NOAA's Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, in Washington, DC. In Washington he was responsible for oversight of the NOAA strategic planning process and provision of policy, program development, and budget support to NOAA leadership and line office administrators.

From 1991 to 1994, Payne worked for the Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the President. He served as Examiner for the programs and budget of NOAA, which involved review and development of agency programs; legislative and regulatory requirements; preparation of formal presidential budget submissions; and coordination and negotiation of issues with interagency, congressional, and non-federal interests. Prior to this experience, he spent a year in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow, providing scientific, technical, and legislative recommendations on environmental and energy issues.

Prior to his career in federal service, Payne was a research associate of the Geodynamics Research Institute at Texas A&M University, with interests in marine geophysical and geological processes. He received his Ph.D. in oceanography from Texas A&M.

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