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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is America’s civil space program and the global leader in space exploration. The agency’s organization comprises a diverse workforce of just under 18,000 civil servants, and works with many more U.S. contractors, academia, and international and commercial partners to explore, discover, and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity.

Office of the Administrator

Bill Nelson Administrator
Pam Melroy Deputy Administrator
James Free Associate Administrator
Susie Perez Quinn Senior Advisor
Casey Swails Deputy Associate Administrator
Bale Dalton Chief of Staff
Thomas Cremins Associate Administrator for Space Security Interests
(Vacant) Director of Space Architectures

Administrator Staff Offices

reporting to the deputy administrator

Margaret Vo Schaus Chief Financial Officer Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Katherine Calvin Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Office of the Chief Scientist
Elaine Ho Associate Administrator Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity
Iris Lan General Counsel Office of the General Counsel
Karen Feldstein Associate Administrator Office of International and Interagency Relations
Dwight Deneal Assistant Administrator Office of Small Business Programs
Mike Kincaid Associate Administrator Office of STEM Engagement
Charity Weeden Associate Administrator Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy
Alexander MacDonald Chief Economist Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy
A.C. Charania Agency Chief Technologist Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy

Administrator Staff Offices

reporting to the chief of staff

Marc Etkind Associate Administrator Office of Communications
Alicia Brown Associate Administrator Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs

Administrator Staff Offices

reporting to the associate administrator

Joe Pellicciotti Chief Engineer Office of the Chief Engineer
Dr. James D. Polk Chief Health and Medical Officer Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer
David Mitchell Chief Program Management Officer
W. Russ DeLoach Chief, Safety and Mission Assurance Office of Safety and Mission Assurance

Mission Directorates

reporting to the associate administrator

Robert A. Pearce Associate Administrator Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Catherine Koerner Associate Administrator Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Dr. Nicola Fox Associate Administrator Science Mission Directorate
Kenneth Bowersox Associate Administrator Space Operations Mission Directorate
Dr. Kurt Vogel Associate Administrator Space Technology Mission Directorate

Mission Support Directorate

reporting to the deputy associate administrator

Robert Gibbs Associate Administrator Mission Support Directorate
Kelly Elliott Chief Human Capital Officer Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer
Joel Carney Assistant Administrator Office of Strategic Infrastructure
Nichole Pinkney Director Mission Support and Headquarters Operations
Jamie Krauk (acting) Executive Director NASA Shared Services Center
Karla Smith Jackson Senior Procurement Executive, Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer and Assistant Administrator for Procurement Office of Procurement
Joseph S. Mahaley Assistant Administrator Office of Protective Services

Office of the Chief Information Officer

reporting to the deputy associate administrator

Jeff Seaton Chief Information Officer

Advisory Groups

General Lester L. Lyles (USAF, Ret.) Chair NASA Advisory Council (NAC)
Dr. Patricia Sanders Chair Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP)

Office of the Inspector General

George A. Scott (acting) Inspector General NASA Office of Inspector General

Centers and Facilities

Eugene Tu Director Ames Research Center
Bradley C. Flick Director Armstrong Flight Research Center
Dr. James A. Kenyon Director Glenn Research Center
Dr. Makenzie Lystrup Director Goddard Space Flight Center
Nichole Pinkney Director of Mission Support and Headquarters Operations Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters
Laurie Leshin Director Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Vanessa E. Wyche Director Johnson Space Center
Janet Petro Director Kennedy Space Center
Clayton P. Turner Director Langley Research Center
Joseph Pelfrey Director Marshall Space Flight Center
Andrea Razzaghi Director NASA Office of JPL Management and Oversight
John Bailey Director Stennis Space Center
Gavin A. Schmidt Director Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Wes Deadrick Director Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation (IV & V) Facility
Hansel D.V. Gill (acting) Director Michoud Assembly Facility
Timmy Wilson Director NASA Engineering and Safety Center
Harmony Myers Director NASA Safety Center
David L. Pierce Director Wallops Flight Facility