Donn McMahon is the Acting Principal Deputy Associate Director (PDAD) for Engineering at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The Engineering Directorate employs over 2800 multi-disciplinary engineering, science, technology, and support staff to anticipate, innovate, and deliver responsive engineering solutions to complex national security needs. Donn has broad responsibilities in directorate leadership, supporting the Lab’s national security and science programs, and promoting and advancing engineering capabilities and its workforce. He leverages his leadership, project management, and technical skills for the oversight of staff for project execution and the development of strategic relationships with Livermore’s Strategic Deterrence, Global Security, Security Organization, Environmental Restoration, and the National Ignition Facility (NIF) and Photon Science directorates. He believes in a collaborative and servant leadership model and is committed to recruiting and developing a diverse set of outstanding next-generation engineers, scientists, and technical staff. 

Donn earned an S.B. from MIT in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley with a specialization in Control Systems.