Megan Elliott

Megan Elliott is the Acting Chief of Staff for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), where she manages implementation of the Director’s priorities, facilitates bureau planning and decision making by the Executive Leadership Team, and oversees the liaison function between the USGS and DOI Water and Science hallway.

Megan has been serving as COS to the Deputy Director – Operations, where she manages, liaises, and partners on operational and cross-regional initiatives to implement the bureau’s priorities. Prior to her tenure at the USGS, Megan was with DOI’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement as Deputy Chief of the Office of Offshore Regulations, and the Defense Intelligence Agency where she led security operations teams and programs as well as serving as an intelligence school instructor.