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This is a NIST staff directory page for the CHIPS Program Office, listing personnel in divisions including Strategy, Technology & Policy and Risk Management. It has minimal direct relevance to AI safety but may be useful for identifying government contacts involved in semiconductor and technology policy.

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Summary

This page lists staff members of the NIST CHIPS Program Office, organized by division including Investments, Operations, Risk Management, and Strategy, Technology & Policy. It provides names, titles, and contact emails for federal employees. The CHIPS Program relates to U.S. semiconductor manufacturing policy rather than AI safety directly.

Key Points

  • Lists staff across CHIPS Program Office divisions: Headquarters, Investments, Operations, Risk Management, and Strategy/Technology/Policy.
  • Bill Frauenhofer serves as OU Director and Chief of CHIPS Program Headquarters.
  • Wade Green leads the Risk Management Division; Andrew Winters leads Strategy, Technology & Policy (Acting).
  • All listed staff are federal employees with chips.gov email addresses.
  • The CHIPS Program Office is part of NIST and focuses on semiconductor industry investment, not AI safety directly.

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 CHIPS Program Office Staff

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Name 
 Title/Position 
 Email 
 Staff type 
 
 
 
 
 Bill Frauenhofer 
 OU Director 
 bill.frauenhofer [at] chips.gov 
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 Tierra Washington 
 Senior Management Advisor (Acting) 
 tierra.washington [at] chips.gov 
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 CHIPS Program Headquarters
 
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 Name 
 Title/Position 
 Email 
 Staff type 
 
 
 
 
 Bill Frauenhofer 
 Chief 
 bill.frauenhofer [at] chips.gov 
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 Tiffany Cofield 
 Administrative Assistant 
 tiffany.cofield [at] chips.gov 
 Fed 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 See all CHIPS Program Headquarters staff 
 
 
 
 Investments Division
 
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 Name 
 Title/Position 
 Email 
 Staff type 
 
 
 
 
 Tiffany Cofield 
 Administrative Office Assistant 
 tiffany.cofield [at] chips.gov 
 Fed 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 See all Investments Division staff 
 
 
 
 Operations Office
 
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 Name 
 Title/Position 
 Email 
 Staff type 
 
 
 
 
 Melissa Smith 
 Chief 
 melissa.sj.smith [at] chips.gov 
 Fed 
 
 
 Tiffany Cofield 
 Administrative Office Assistant 
 tiffany.cofield [at] chips.gov 
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 See all Operations Office staff 
 
 
 
 Risk Management Division
 
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 Name 
 Title/Position 
 Email 
 Staff type 
 
 
 
 
 Wade Green 
 Chief 
 wade.green [at] chips.gov 
 Fed 
 
 
 Tiffany Cofield 
 Administrative Office Assistant 
 tiffany.cofield [at] chips.gov 
 Fed 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 See all Risk Management Division staff 
 
 
 
 Strategy, Technology & Policy Division
 
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 Name 
 Title/Position 
 Email 
 Staff type 
 
 
 
 
 Andrew Winters 
 Division Chief (Acting) 
 andrew.winters [at] chips.gov 
 Fed 
 
 
 Tiffany Cofield 
 Administrative Office Assistant 
 tiffany.cofield [at] chips.gov 
 Fed 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 

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