David Skeen

Mr. Skeen has served as the Director of the NRC's Office of International Programs since December 2022. OIP provides advice and recommendations to the Chairman, the Commission, and the NRC staff on international issues and provides overall coordination for NRC's international activities, including export and import licensing responsibilities. Prior to serving as the OIP Director, he served as the office's Deputy Director since 2014.

Mr. Skeen joined the NRC in 1991 as a reactor systems engineer in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, after working 15 years in the electrical construction industry, including nuclear and fossil power plants. He has served in progressively more responsible positions at the NRC, including reactor policy advisor to Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield and chief of staff for former Chairman Dale Klein. Mr. Skeen joined the Senior Executive Service in 2008 where he served as the Deputy Director of the Division of Engineering, and later as the Director of the Japan Lessons-Learned Division following the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi accident; In this role he coordinated NRC technical support to Japan's regulatory body and worked to develop and implement safety enhancements to protect U.S. nuclear power plants from extreme natural phenomena. Mr. Skeen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University and is a graduate of the NRC's Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program.