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:
HHS Leadership
Xavier Becerra
Secretary
Xavier Becerra is the 25th Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Andrea Palm
Deputy Secretary
Andrea Palm is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Office of the Secretary
McArthur Allen
Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)
Samuel Bagenstos
General Counsel (OGC)
Cheryl Campbell
Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)
Norris Cochran
Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
Melanie Egorin
Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
Marvin Figueroa
Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA)
Melanie Fontes Rainer
Director for Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Christi Grimm
Inspector General (OIG)
Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD
Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)
Sarah Lovenheim
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Karl S. Mathias, Ph.D.
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Sean McCluskie
Chief of Staff
Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA
U.S. Surgeon General
Dawn O'Connell
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Loyce Pace, MPH
Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs (OGA)
Benjamin Sommers, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
The Honorable Constance B. Tobias
Chair, Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)
Micky Tripathi
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Agency Leadership
Alison Barkoff
Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Robert M. Califf M.D., MACC
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
January Contreras
Assistant Secretary Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Elizabeth Fowler
Executive Officer of the IHS Oklahoma City Area, Indian Health Service (IHS)
Carole Johnson
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Robert “Bob” Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Performing the Duties of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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