Darío Gil
Photo: U.S. Department of Energy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons17

Darío Gil

Spanish-American administrator of research

Darío Gil is a Spanish administrator of research who is serving as the Under Secretary of Energy for Science and Innovation.2

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Born 1975.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1998Stevens Institute of Technology Bachelor of Engineering3 5
  • 2003Massachusetts Institute of Technology Doctor of Philosophy3
  • Date not recordedLos Altos High School3 4

Born in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain, Gil moved to the United States, while retaining Spanish citizenship. He graduated high school at Los Altos High in 1993, earned a Bachelor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1998, and earned a Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003, specializing in nanostructures.

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Career

Occupation: engineer.10

  • Since 2025Under Secretary of Energy for Science8 9
  • 2019 to 2025Senior vice president, IBM5 8
  • Date not recordedSenior vice president, IBM Research6 7

Gil became a director of research at IBM in 2019, focusing on AI, cloud, and quantum computing. He became a member of the National Science Board in 2020. On January 16, 2025, incoming President Donald Trump nominated Gil for the position of Undersecretary of Energy for Science and Innovation. Following his confirmation hearing on April 10, 2025, he was confirmed in a block of confirmation votes, 51–47 on September 18.

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Personal life

  • Born1975, El Palmar11 12
  • CitizenshipSpain, United States13

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