During the Covid-19 pandemic, he became the agency’s chief liaison to Operation Warp Speed, the record-breaking effort to develop new vaccines and medicines to counter the coronavirus pandemic.

Star Trek's starships travel vast distances throughout the galaxy thanks to faster-than-light travel known as warp speed.

“There had been no progress over the past two years but now we are moving at warp speed. I am excited and confident about the proactive changes and improvements we are making for the district an ...