DHHS Leadership

HHS Leadership

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:

Secretary and Deputy Secretary

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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra

Xavier Becerra

Secretary

Xavier Becerra is the 25th Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Meet our Secretary

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Andrea-Palm

Andrea Palm

Deputy Secretary

Andrea Palm is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Meet our Deputy Secretary

Office of the Secretary

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McArthur Allen

McArthur Allen

Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)

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Dan Barry

Acting General Counsel (OGC)

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Cheryl Campbell

Cheryl Campbell

Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)

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Norris Cochran

Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)

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Marvin Figueroa

Marvin Figueroa

Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA)

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Christi Grimm

Christi Grimm

Acting Inspector General (OIG)

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Rebecca Haffajee

Rebecca Haffajee, J.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

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Rachel-Levine

Rachel L. Levine, M.D.

Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)

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Sarah Lovenheim

Sarah Lovenheim

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

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Sean McCluskie

Chief of Staff

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Vivek Murthy

Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA

U.S. Surgeon General

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Dawn O'Connell

Dawn O'Connell

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

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Loyce Pace

Loyce Pace, MPH

Director, Office of Global Affairs (OGA)

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Lisa J. Pino

Director for Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

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Rose Sullivan

Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)

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Constance B. Tobias

The Honorable Constance B. Tobias

Chair, Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)

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Micky Tripathi

Micky Tripathi

National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

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Janet L.D. Vogel

Janet L.D. Vogel

Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Agency Leadership

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Alison Barkoff

Alison Barkoff

Acting Administrator for the Administration for Community Living (ACL)

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Chiquita Brooks-LaSure

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure

Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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JooYeun Chang

JooYeun Chang

Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

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Francis Collins

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Miriam Delphin-Rittmon

Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D.

Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Diana Espinosa, MPP

Diana Espinosa, MPP

Acting Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

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Elizabeth Fowler

Elizabeth Fowler - PDF

Acting Director, Indian Health Service (IHS)

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David Meyers, M.D.

David Meyers, M.D.

Acting Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

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Rochelle Walensky

Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH

Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Janet Woodcock

Janet Woodcock

Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)