Former photo chair Al Teich dies at 79

Al Teich, best known around the National Press Club for his photographic skills and as a past chair of the photography team, died April 26 after a brief illness. He was 79.

A Club member since 2001, Al was a regular photographer of Club events and as team chair in 2017, added the first digital images to the annual members photo exhibit.

While photography was his hobby, Al’s career focused on science policy. Since 2012 he was Research Professor of Science, Technology and International Affairs at George Washington University. Much of his career was with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, serving as director of Science Policy from 1990 to 2010. He was recognized as an expert on globalization and government science budgeting.

"Al was good friend and valued colleague going back to our days at AAAS in the 2000s,” said Alan Kotok, who succeeded Al as team chair. “We shared a lot of laughs about science, photography, and putting on a photo show. He'll be dearly missed."

Albert H. Teich earned a B.S. in Physics and a PhD in Political Science from MIT.

His collection of Press Club photographs can be found on his website.

Married to Jill H. Pace, he had three children and four grandchildren.