Megan McKeown

Megan McKeown serves as Director of Governmental Affairs at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). She is responsible for issues related to federal science and research policy.

Megan previously provided Congressional affairs support for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Research line office. There she covered issues ranging from ocean exploration to air quality modelling to next generation weather radars. Megan was also previously a National Sea Grant fellow with the U.S. House of Representatives Science, Space and Technology Committee and worked in the Office of External Affairs at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Megan earned her degrees from two APLU institutions, a Master’s of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington and a Bachelor’s of Science in Meteorology at Texas A&M University. Megan enjoys spending time outdoors and trying new recipes.