ORAU names new President and CEO
The new top executive has been with the organization for 23 years.
The ORAU Board of Directors unanimously appointed Meghan F. Millwood as ORAU’s seventh President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the first woman to lead ORAU, effective Sept. 1, 2025. Millwood, who has been with ORAU since 2002, was selected following a nationwide search that attracted more than 150 applicants.
“The search to find ORAU’s next President and CEO was thorough and rigorous and was led by a CEO Search Committee that included six members of the Board of Directors and two ORAU staff,” wrote Deborah Crawford, Chair of the ORAU Board of Directors and Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Eonomic Development at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The search committee identified seven semi-finalists, and then three finalists were selected who met with Oak Ridge and Knoxville community leaders and members of the ORAU Executive Team.
“While all three finalists were outstanding leaders with the experience and acumen necessary to be successful in the CEO role, one candidate clearly distinguished herself,” Crawford said. “Meghan’s vision for ORAU, coupled with her authenticity, integrity, and deep understanding of the company’s strengths, challenges, and opportunities, resonated strongly with the Board and earned their unanimous support for her appointment.”
She has served as Chief Human Resources Officer/Vice President of Human Resources since October 2016 and has held a variety of successive roles at ORAU since joining the company in 2002. She concurrently served as acting senior vice president of ORAU Government Services from March through August 2024.
Millwood assumes the role of President and CEO following the 16-year tenure of Andy Page, who is retiring after a total of 25 years with ORAU.
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