Marc Aidinoff

Marc Aidinoff is a historian of science, technology, and the state, as well as a public policymaker. An assistant professor in the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University, Aidinoff researches the interplay between digital technologies and domestic policy in the United States. His forthcoming book, Rebooting Liberalism: The Computerization of the Social Contract, 1974–2004, traces the computerization of welfare administration to historicize seemingly bedrock principles of U.S. governance. A strong believer in the value of historical inquiry and the insights of science studies both to analyze and to craft public policy, Aidinoff recently served as Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor (2021–23) in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where he helped lead a team of 150 policymakers on key initiatives including the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights and guidance to ensure federally funded research is publicly accessible.