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)
Jeffery Anoka
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources, Chief Human Capital Officer, and Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer
Samuel Bagenstos
General Counsel (OGC)
Cheryl Campbell
Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)
Melanie Egorin
Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
Melanie Fontes Rainer
Director for Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Christi Grimm
Inspector General (OIG)
Bertha Alisia Guerrero
Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA)
Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD
Assistant Secretary for Health & Head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Department of Health and Human Services
Sean McCluskie
Chief of Staff
Lisa Molyneux
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA
U.S. Surgeon General
Jeff Nesbit
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Loyce Pace, MPH
Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs (OGA)
CAPT Michael W. Schmoyer, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Tisamarie Sherry, M.D., Ph.D.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy, Performing the Delegable Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
The Honorable Constance B. Tobias
Chair, Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)
Micky Tripathi
Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy; National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (Acting)
Jennifer Wendel (Acting)
Chief Information Officer
Agency Leadership
Alison Barkoff
Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.
Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Robert M. Califf M.D., MACC
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Jeff Hild
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Carole Johnson
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Dawn O'Connell
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Robert “Bob” Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Roselyn Tso
Director, Indian Health Service (IHS)
Renee Wegrzyn, Ph.D.
Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)