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HHS Leadership

Departmental leaders are among the most qualified public servants in the Federal Government. They are dedicated to ensuring the guidance and management necessary to support the health and well-being of the nation. Learn more about the Department’s leadership:

Office of the Secretary Leaders

Sylvia Mathews Burwell HHS Secretary
Mary K. Wakefield ​HHS Acting Deputy Secretary
Colleen Barros Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)
Ellen Murray Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
Ambassador Jimmy Kolker Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs (ASGA)
Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc Acting Assistant Secretary for Health
Jim Esquea Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
Kathryn E. Martin Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Nicole Lurie Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), RADM, U.S. Public Health Service
Kevin Griffis Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Andrea Palm Senior Counselor to the Secretary
Aviva Aron-Dine Senior Counselor to the HHS Secretary
The Honorable Constance B. Tobias Chair, Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)
Madhura Valverde Executive Secretary
Acacia Salatti Acting Director, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP)
Jocelyn Samuels Director, Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General, Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Peggy Dotzel Acting General Counsel
Nancy Griswold Chief Administrative Law Judge for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)
Emily Barson Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs
Vice Admiral (VADM) Vivek H. Murthy Surgeon General
Susannah Fox Chief Technology Officer

Operating Division Leaders

HHS Regional Leaders

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Content last reviewed on July 1, 2015