Eric Kihn is the Chief of the Coasts, Oceans, and Geophysics Science Division (COGS), taking the role in 2018 after serving as acting Director of the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). Over more than 25 years of NOAA service, he was a researcher, group leader, and professional data manager whose efforts led or contributed to the development of projects like Space Weather Analysis (SWA), and two award-winning analytic systems in the Space Physics Interactive Data Resource and the Environmental Scenario Generator. He heads the World Data Service for Geophysics and actively contributes to the Earth System Information Partners professional organization.