Martin Yapur is the Chief of NOAA/NESDIS office of Technology, Planning and Integration for Observations (TPIO) where he oversees the development of NOAA's Integrated Environmental Observation and System Enterprise Architecture.

Martin has been at the forefront of the collection, standardization, configuration management, and assessment of NOAA’s observations, which consists of the blueprint, standards, processes, and investments needed to build and sustain a mission-effective, integrated, adaptable, and affordable observing systems portfolio. He has been with NOAA since 2003 where he has also served as NOAA’s liaison to the Committee of Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) – Working Group on Information Systems and Services (WGISS).

Born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia, Martin obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) and then migrated to the United States to further his education and obtained a Master’s degree in Atmospheric Science and Remote Sensing from the City College of New York.