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
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
HHS Secretary
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the 26th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Matt Buckham
Chief of Staff
Matt Buckham serves as the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Immediate Office of the Secretary
Stefanie Spear
Principal Deputy Chief of Staff / Senior Counselor to the Secretary
Liesl Fowler
Executive Secretary to the Department
Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
Darcie L. Johnston
Director, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA)
Office of the Secretary
Shana Weir
Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)
Clark Minor
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Gustav Chiarello
Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
Admiral Brian Christine, MD
Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) and Head of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps
Vacant
U.S. Surgeon General
Gary Andres
Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
Vacant
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Rich Danker
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Karen E. Mayberry
Acting Chair, Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)
Paula M. Stannard
Director for Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Bethany Kozma
Director of Global Affairs (OGA)
T. March Bell
Inspector General (OIG)
Vivian Rodriguez
Acting Chief Administrative Law Judge and Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)
Mike Stuart
General Counsel (OGC)
Thomas Keane, MD, MBA
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Division Leadership
Alex J. Adams, PharmD, MPH
Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Mary Lazare
Administrator, Administration for Community Living (ACL)
John Knox
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Alicia Jackson, PhD
Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Roger D. Klein, MD, JD
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Aaron (Ari) Bernstein, MD, MPH
Director, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Martin A Makary, MD, MPH
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Thomas J. Engels
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Vacant
Director, Indian Health Service (IHS)
Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD
Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Vacant
Assistant Secretary, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)