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
Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources, and Executive Director for Staffing, Recruitment and Operations Center

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)

Melanie Fontes Rainer
Director for Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

Christi Grimm
Inspector General (OIG)

Bob Leavitt
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer

Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD
Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)

Miranda Lynch-Smith
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Human Services Policy

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

Jeff Nesbit
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs

Loyce Pace, MPH
Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs (OGA)

Jessica Smith
Acting Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA)

Kimberly A. Steide, DPA
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital

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)

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
Acting Assistant Secretary 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)