About NASA
NASA Organization
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
| Sean Duffy | Acting Administrator |
| Amit Kshatriya | Associate Administrator |
| Brian Hughes | Chief of Staff |
| Casey Swails | Deputy Associate Administrator |
Administrator Staff Offices
reporting to the chief of staff
| Will Boyington | Associate Administrator | Office of Communications |
| Joel Graham | Associate Administrator | Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs |
Administrator Staff Offices
reporting to the deputy administrator
| Sidney Schmidt | Deputy Chief Financial Officer; Acting Chief Financial Officer | Office of the Chief Financial Officer |
| Meredith McKay | Acting Associate Administrator | Office of International and Interagency Relations |
| Candice Blackford | Acting Deputy Associate Administrator | Office of Equal Opportunity |
| Dwight Deneal | Assistant Administrator | Office of Small Business Programs |
| Iris Lan | General Counsel | Office of the General Counsel |
| Elaine Ho | Associate Administrator | Office of STEM Engagement |
Office of the Chief Information Officer
reporting to the deputy associate administrator
| Jeff Seaton | Chief Information Officer | Office of the Chief Information Officer |
Administrator Staff Offices
reporting to the associate administrator
| Kevin Gilligan | Acting Chief Program Management Officer | Office of the Administrator |
| W. Russ DeLoach | Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance | Office of Safety and Mission Assurance |
| Dr. James D. Polk | Chief Health and Medical Officer | Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer |
| Joe Pellicciotti | Chief Engineer | Office of the Chief Engineer |
Mission Directorates
reporting to the associate administrator
| David Mitchell | Associate Administrator | Mission Support Directorate |
| Kenneth Bowersox | Associate Administrator | Space Operations Mission Directorate |
| Robert A. Pearce | Associate Administrator | Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate |
| Lori Glaze | Acting Associate Administrator | Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate |
| Clayton Turner | Associate Administrator | Space Technology Mission Directorate |
| Dr. Nicola Fox | Associate Administrator | Science Mission Directorate |
Mission Support Directorate
reporting to the deputy associate administrator
| Marvin Hone | Acting Assistant Administrator | Office of Procurement |
| Nichole Pinkney | Director of Operations | NASA Headquarters |
| Kelly Elliott | Chief Human Capital Officer | Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer |
| Charles Lombard | Assistant Administrator | Office of Protective Services |
| Anita Harrell | Executive Director | NASA Shared Services Center |
| Denise Thaller | Acting Assistant Administrator | Office of Strategic Infrastructure |
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 |
| Gavin A. Schmidt | Director | Goddard Institute for Space Studies |
| Cynthia Simmons | Acting Director | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Dave Gallagher | Director | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Andrea Razzaghi | Director, Management Oversight | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Vanessa E. Wyche | Director | Johnson Space Center |
| Wes Deadrick | Director | Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation (IV & V) Facility |
| Janet Petro | Director | Kennedy Space Center |
| Dr. Trina Dyal | Acting Director | Langley Research Center |
| Rae Ann Meyer | Acting Director | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Hansel D.V. Gill | Director | Michoud Assembly Facility |
| Timmy Wilson | Director | NASA Engineering and Safety Center |
| Robert Conway | Acting Director | NASA Safety Center |
| John Bailey | Director | Stennis Space Center |
| David L. Pierce | Director | Wallops Flight Facility |
Advisory Groups
| General Lester L. Lyles (USAF, Ret.) | Chair | NASA Advisory Council (NAC) |
| Lieutenant General Susan Helms (USAF, Ret.) | Chair | Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) |
Office of the Inspector General
| Robert H. Steinau | Acting Inspector General | Office of Inspector General |
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