# Newton Campbell Jr.

Senior AI Researcher, NASA OCIO & Board Member, The Planetary Society. TIME100 AI 2026, Thinkers. A senior AI researcher for NASA's chief information office who also sits on the board of directors of The Planetary Society. ([atlanticcouncil.org](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/newton-campbell/))

- Education: PhD, Computer science, Nova Southeastern University, 2016; MS, Computer science, James Madison University, 2010; BS, Computer science and mathematics, University at Buffalo, 2008 ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/newtonh20))
- Career: Georgetown University (Adjunct Professor, 2026 to now); UNSW (Senior Adjunct Lecturer, 2024 to now); Heritage Space Food (Director of Science and Technology, 2024 to now); AROSE (Director of Space Programs, 2022–2024); Everything Lives LLC (CEO and Principal Consultant, from 2021); SAIC (Senior Principal Solutions Architect, 2018–2022); a.i. solutions (Senior Software Engineer, 2017–2018); Chegg (Tutor, 2014–2018); Raytheon BBN Technologies (Scientist, 2009–2017) ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/newtonh20), [atlanticcouncil.org](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/newton-campbell/), [time.com](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/newton-campbell-jr/), [everything-lives.com](https://www.everything-lives.com/), [planetary.org](https://www.planetary.org/profiles/newton-campbell-jr))
- TIME profile: https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/newton-campbell-jr/
- Profile: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/most-influential-people-in-ai/newton-campbell-jr

- Spent about a decade on DARPA research programs as a lead on internet privacy and cyber-physical security before moving to space work. ([planetary.org](https://www.planetary.org/profiles/newton-campbell-jr))
- As AROSE's first director of space programs he oversaw design of Australia's first lunar rover, nicknamed the Roo-ver. ([atlanticcouncil.org](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/newton-campbell/))
- Joined The Planetary Society as an ordinary member in 2014 and was elected to its board a decade later. ([planetary.org](https://www.planetary.org/profiles/newton-campbell-jr))
- Helps NASA work on food production systems for long missions to the Moon and Mars. ([time.com](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/newton-campbell-jr/))
- Won a DARPA Rising Star Award in 2015, Black Engineer of the Year in 2019 and a NASA Space Tech Catalyst Prize in 2024. ([atlanticcouncil.org](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/newton-campbell/))