Merin Rajadurai is with the Office of Science & Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State since August 2018. Prior to this position, Rajadurai coordinated policy, operations, and crisis management for five Secretaries of State. His primary portfolio being Prosperity, he advances public-private partnership through global investment strategy and builds innovation value by nexus of government, industry, university, and civil society. Rajadurai additionally held U.S. State Department positions for human rights, consular affairs, multilateral engagement, international business, and assignments on behalf of the White House.