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.
NASA Leadership
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Office of the Administrator
Bill Nelson | Administrator |
Pam Melroy | Deputy Administrator |
Robert D. Cabana | Associate Administrator |
Susie Perez Quinn | Chief of Staff |
Casey Swails | Deputy Associate Administrator |
Bale Dalton | Deputy Chief of Staff |
Thomas Cremins | Associate Administrator for Space Security Interests |
Dr. Kurt Vogel | 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 |
Stephen T. Shih | Diversity Ambassador | 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 |
Glenn A. Delgado | Associate 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
report to the associate administrator
Robert A. Pearce | Associate Administrator | Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate |
James Free | Associate Administrator | Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate |
Dr. Nicola Fox | Associate Administrator | Science Mission Directorate |
Kenneth Bowersox | Associate Administrator | Space Operations Mission Directorate |
Dr. Prasun Desai (acting) | Associate Administrator | Space Technology Mission Directorate |
Mission Support Directorate
reports 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
reports to the deputy associate administrator
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
Paul K. Martin | Inspector General | NASA Office of Inspector General |