Captain Bill Mowitt

Captain Bill Mowitt is the Director of NOAA’s Uncrewed Systems (UxS) Operations Center, located in the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. The UxS Operations Center supports Uncrewed Aircraft Systems and Uncrewed Marine Systems operators across NOAA, operates corporately-owned UxS systems on behalf of NOAA customers, and funds the development of UxS and their transition onto NOAA Missions.

In his twenty years as a NOAA Corps officer prior to joining the UxS Operations Center, CAPT Mowitt served more than nine years at sea on NOAA Ships. This took him to virtually all parts of the U.S. EEZ and included time as Commanding Officer of the NOAA Ships Henry B. Bigelow and Pisces.

He holds a USCG license as Master, 1600 tons and 2nd Mate, unlimited tonnage, both on oceans. On land, Captain Mowitt has served as Deputy Director of NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration, on the staff of the NOAA Administrator, and as a Congressional Fellow with Senator Mark Begich of Alaska. He is a graduate of Williams College and holds Masters degrees in Marine Environmental Science from the University of Maryland and in Public Administration from American University, and has graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Senior Executive Fellows program.