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 workforce of thousands of 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
| Jared Isaacman | Administrator |
| Matt Anderson | Deputy Administrator |
| Amit Kshatriya | Associate Administrator and Chief Engineer |
| Jaclyn Jester | Chief of Staff |
Reporting to the Administrator
| Dr. James A. Kenyon | Associate Administrator | Research and Technology Mission Directorate |
| Dr. Lori Glaze | Associate Administrator | Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate |
| Dr. Nicola Fox | Associate Administrator | Science Mission Directorate |
| Sidney Schmidt | Acting Chief Financial Officer | Office of the Chief Financial Officer |
| Bradley Niese | Assistant Administrator | Office of Procurement |
Reporting to the Deputy Administrator
| Casey Swails | Deputy Associate Administrator | |
| John Bailey | Associate Administrator | Mission Support Directorate |
| 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 |
| Kelly Elliott | Chief Human Capital Officer | Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer |
| Paul Sullivan | Acting Deputy Associate Administrator | Office of Equal Opportunity |
| Elaine Ho | Associate Administrator | Office of STEM Engagement |
| Dwight Deneal | Assistant Administrator | Office of Small Business Programs |
| Sean Gallagher | Chief Information Officer | Office of the Chief Information Officer |
Centers and Facilities
reporting to the associate administrator
Reporting to the Associate Administrator
| Nathan Vassberg | Acting 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 |
Reporting to the Chief of Staff
| Wes Brown | Acting Associate Administrator | Office of Communications |
| Joel Graham | Associate Administrator | Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs |
| Jamie M. Krauk | Director | Office of the Executive Secretariat |
| Chief Program Management Officer | Office of the Executive Secretariat Advisory Committee | |
| Kathleen Karika | Associate Administrator | Office of International and Interagency Relations |
| Iris Lan | General Counsel | Office of the General Counsel |
Office of the Inspector General
| Robert H. Steinau | Acting Inspector General | Office of Inspector General |







