Margaret O'Mara (born 1970[1][2]) is an American historian and professor at the University of Washington.

[1] From 1994 to 1996, O'Mara served as a policy analyst on the staff of Vice President Al Gore.

[1] O'Mara is a past fellow of the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

[5] She is a Distinguished Lecturer of the Organization of American Historians.

[15][16][17] She has written research papers about Silicon Valley[18][19] and American presidents.