Elizabeth Hutt Pollard is an American businesswoman and civil servant who served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Innovation in the cabinet of Governor

Kevin Stitt John Kevin Stitt (born December 28, 1972) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 28th governor of Oklahoma since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2018, defeating Democrat and former state Attorney Ge ...

from 2020 to 2023.

Biography

Elizabeth Hutt Pollard was born in Michigan and graduated from

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...

with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and

Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (CMU) is a Public university, public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1892 as a private normal school and became a state institution in 1895. CMU is one of the eigh ...

with a master's degree in administration. She worked for the company Applied Silver based in California and moved to Oklahoma in 2018. She served as an adviser for the Oklahoma State Department of Health during the

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. Pollard was appointed Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Innovation by Governor

on June 29, 2020, succeeding Kayse Shrum. She resigned effective March 15, 2023, to accept a position at

Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University (informally Oklahoma State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The university was established in 1890 under the legislation of the Morrill Act. Originally known ...

. She joined the Oklahoma State University Research Foundation as the executive director on March 1, 2023. She resigned on February 5, 2025, after the resignation of University President Kayse Shrum.

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