Oliver McGee


Oliver George McGee III was an American analyst, strategist, professor of engineering, and author in the United States. He has written about his switch from being a Democrat to a Republican and about being a Republican in the "age of Obama" in his book Jumping the Aisle. He has provided public advocacy on capital, technology, and U.S. competitiveness strategies for several political campaigns including Hillary for President 2008, McCain-Palin 2008, Romney-Ryan 2012, and Trump-Pence 2016 campaigns.

Education

Dr. McGee graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1981. He was a drum major for The Ohio State University Marching Band. At the University of Arizona he received a Master of Science in civil engineering in 1983 and a Doctorate in engineering mechanics in 1988.
In 2004, he received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Career

Dr. Oliver McGee was a Professor and former Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University. He has taught at Ohio State University, Georgia Tech, and was a visiting professor at MIT. He was formerly professor of mechanical engineering and former Vice President for Research and Compliance at Howard University, serving as the chief research officer. He was Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs for the United Negro College Fund. McGee was a Professor and former Chair of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Geodetic Science at The Ohio State University.
McGee was the former United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Technology Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation and former Senior Policy Advisor in The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Honors

Dr. McGee passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at the age of 62 years old.