Biden’s Top Science Adviser Resigns After Workplace Bullying Complaints

Biden’s Top Science Adviser Resigns After Workplace Bullying Complaints
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and presidential science adviser Eric Lander in Wilmington, Delaware, on Jan. 16, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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President Joe Biden’s top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigned on Monday night after a White House investigation found that he mistreated and demeaned his colleagues, violating workplace policies.

An internal investigation by the White House found Lander, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), violated its “safe and respectful workplace policy,” in bullying his subordinates.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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