Randy Hansen

Randy Hansen currently serves as the Deputy Lab Director for Operations and Chief Operating Officer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) since October 2024, where responsibilities include overseeing institutional operational performance and executing strategic initiatives for safe and compliant operations. Hansen has a long history at PNNL, holding various leadership positions since 2000, including Chief Operating Officer of the National Security Directorate, Division Director of Campus Development and Nuclear Operations, and Director of Homeland Security Programs, among others. Previous experience includes roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb as a Plant Engineer and at Westinghouse Hanford as an Operations Engineer, with early career work as a Research Associate at PNNL and as a Research Engineer on international nuclear safety projects.