Kim Budil

Kimberly S. Budil is the 13th director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and president of Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. In this role she sets the strategic vision for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and leads the Laboratory’s programs and operations to enhance U.S. national security and ensure scientific leadership in strategic areas. She engages with the senior leadership at the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration and other government agencies, as well as senior leaders at other national labs, private sector and academic partners.

Budil leads a workforce of approximately 9,000 employees and manages an annual operating budget in excess of $3.25 billion. In support of LLNL’s nuclear deterrence mission, she is responsible for providing the United States government with an annual assessment of the safety, security and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and enterprise. This work is underpinned by a wide array of world-class scientific and engineering capabilities that enable support to a broad range of national security missions.

Budil has held roles of increasing management responsibility at the Laboratory, previously serving as principal associate director for Weapons and Complex Integration. Budil served as a detailee twice in Washington, D.C. and was vice president for national labs at the University of California Office of the President. She currently serves on several boards and participates in numerous professional and community outreach activities. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Budil holds a Ph.D. in engineering and applied science from the University of California, Davis, where she was a Hertz Fellow, and a B.S. in physics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.