In addition, John Deutch has served on the President's Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee (1980-81); the President's Commission on Strategic Forces (1983); the White House Science Council (1985-89); the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (1990-93); the President's Commission on Aviation Safety and Security (1996); the President's Commission on Reducing and Protecting Government Secrecy (1996-1997); and as Chairman of the Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (1998-99). He was also a member of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology from 1997-2001.

Currently, Dr. Deutch is a Director for the following publicly held companies; Citigroup, Cummins, Raytheon, and Schlumberger Ltd. He is a Director and/or Trustee of the Center for American Progress, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Resources for the Future, and the Urban Institute.

Dr. Deutch holds a B.A. in History and Economics from Amherst College, a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from MIT. He has published over 160 technical publications in physical chemistry, as well as numerous publications on technology, energy, international security, and public policy issues.