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)
George J. Chambers, Ph.D.
Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Norris Cochran
Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
Melanie Egorin
Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
Marvin Figueroa
Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA)
Christi Grimm
Acting Inspector General (OIG)
Rebecca Haffajee, J.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD
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
Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs (OGA)
Lisa J. Pino
Director for Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
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)
JooYeun Chang
Acting Assistant Secretary Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D.
Administrator, 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)
David Meyers, M.D.
Acting Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Acting Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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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