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)
Dan Barry
Acting General Counsel (OGC)
Cheryl Campbell
Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)
Norris Cochran
Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
Marvin Figueroa
Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA)
Robinsue Frohboese
Acting Director, Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
Christi Grimm
Acting Inspector General (OIG)
Rebecca Haffajee, J.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Rachel L. Levine, M.D.
Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)
Sarah Lovenheim
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
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
Director, Office of Global Affairs (OGA)
Rose Sullivan
Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
The Honorable Constance B. Tobias
Chair, Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)
Micky Tripathi
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Janet L.D. Vogel
Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Agency Leadership
Alison Barkoff
Acting Administrator for the Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
JooYeun Chang
Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D.
Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Diana Espinosa, MPP
Acting Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Elizabeth Fowler
Acting Director, Indian Health Service (IHS)
David Meyers, M.D.
Acting Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Janet Woodcock
Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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