Organizational Structure of the Social Security Administration

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  1. Executive Secretary, Office of Executive Operations
    Kala Shah

    Counselor to the Commissioner
    Vacant

    Commissioner
    Carolyn W. Colvin*

    Deputy Commissioner
    Vacant

    Chief of Staff
    Dustin Brown*

    Deputy Chief of Staff
    Vacant

    Chief Operating Officer
    Dustin S. Brown

    Chief Performance Officer
    Adam C. Kavalsky

    Inspector General
    Hannibal "Mike" Ware

    Deputy IGs
    Vacant

    Chief Operations Officer
    Mike Arbuco

    Asst. Inspector General, Office of Investigations
    Donald Jefferson

    Asst. Inspector General, Office of Audit
    Michelle L. Anderson

    Asst. Inspector General, Office of Resource Management
    F. Adriana Menchaca-Gendron

    Asst. Inspector General, Office of Workforce Performance and Development
    Joscelyn Funnié

    Asst. Inspector General, Office of Information Technology
    John Morenz

    Chief Strategy Officer
    B. Chad Bungard

    Counsel, Office of the Counsel to the IG
    Michelle M. Murray

    1. Actuary

      Chief Actuary
      Stephen C. Goss

      Deputy CA
      Karen P. Glenn
      Michael L. Stephens

    2. Analytics, Review, and Oversight

      Deputy Commissioner
      Gina P. Clemons

      Assistant DC
      Joe Lopez
      Jim Borland*

      1. Office of Analytics & Improvements

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Adam Kavalsky

      2. Office of Program Integrity

        Assoc. Commissioner
        William Bardin*

      3. Office of Appellate Operations

        Executive Director
        Jeffrey P. Kirkwood

      4. Office of Quality Review

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Sean Balser

      5. Field Site Operations Directors

        Baltimore
        Kara Debes

        Boston
        Ryan McNew

        New York
        Brenda Davis

        Philadelphia
        Chavon Crenshaw

        Atlanta
        Gavin J. Lane

        Chicago
        Grace R. Graney

        Dallas
        Sheena M. Hayes

        Kansas City
        Carrie A. Taber

        Denver
        Jason O’Daniel*

        San Francisco
        Nicholas G. Gilliam

        Seattle
        Jason O’Daniel

    3. Budget, Finance, and Management

      Deputy Commissioner
      Sean Brune

      Assistant DCs
      Daniel F. Callahan
      Delma I. Cardona

      1. Office of Financial Policy & Operations

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Christian M. Hellie

      2. Office of Budget

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Beth A. Chaney

      3. Office of Acquisitions & Grants

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Adam Goldstein

      4. Office of Facilities & Logistics Management

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Marc A. Mason

      5. Office of Security & Emergency Preparedness

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Christopher S. Ferris

    4. Communications

      Deputy Commissioner
      Nate Osburn

      Assistant DC
      Jeffrey M. Buckner

      1. Office of Strategic & Digital Communication

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Dawn Bystry

      2. Office of Public Inquiries & Communications Support

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Susan Camarena

    5. Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity

      Deputy Commissioner
      Claudia J. Postell

      Assistant DC
      Tanya A. Lawrence

    6. General Counsel

      General Counsel
      Tina M. Waddell

      Deputy General Counsel
      Dawn Wiggins

      Chief Legal Counsel
      John J. Lee
      Grace M. Kim

      1. Office of General Law, Office 1

        Assoc. General Counsel
        Nancy Gonzalez

      2. Office of General Law, Office 2

        Assoc. General Counsel
        Walter Parker

      3. Office of General Law, Office 3

        Assoc. General Counsel
        Christopher G. Harris

      4. Office of General Law, Office 4

        Assoc. General Counsel
        Sharese Reyes

      5. Office of Program Law

        Assoc. General Counsel
        Mona B. Ahmed

      6. Office of Privacy & Disclosures

        Assoc. General Counsel
        Matthew D. Ramsey

      7. Office of Legal Operations

        Executive Director
        Deborah L. Stachel

      8. Office of Program Litigation (Office 1)

        Associate General Counsel
        Michael J. Pelgro

      9. Office of Program Litigation (Office 2)

        Associate General Counsel
        Charles Kawas*

      10. Office of Program Litigation (Office 3)

        Associate General Counsel
        Brian O'Donnell

      11. Office of Program Litigation (Office 4)

        Associate General Counsel
        Lisa Thomas

      12. Office of Program Litigation (Office 5)

        Associate General Counsel
        Willy Le

      13. Office of Program Litigation (Office 6)

        Associate General Counsel
        Eric Kressman

      14. Office of Program Litigation (Office 7)

        Associate General Counsel
        Mathew Pile

    7. Hearings Operations

      Deputy Commissioner
      Joseph M. Lytle

      Assistant DCs
      Chad Poist
      Jim Parikh

      1. Office of Executive Operations & Strategic Management

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Dean Landis

      2. Office of Budget, Facilities & Security

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Tiffany Flick

      3. Office of Electronic Services & Systems Integration

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Monique Cephas

      4. Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge

        Chief ALJ
        Patrick R. Nagle

      5. Regional Chief ALJs

        Boston
        Aaron M. Morgan

        New York
        Aaron M. Morgan

        Philadelphia
        Tamara Turner-Banks

        Atlanta
        Michael Rodriguez

        Chicago
        John J. Rabaut*

        Dallas
        Sherry D. Thompson

        Kansas City
        Raymond Souza

        Denver
        Michael J. Kidd

        San Francisco
        Jennifer M. Horne

        Seattle
        Michael J. Kidd

    8. Human Resources

      Deputy Commissioner
      Florence A. Felix-Lawson

      Assistant DC
      Kristen Medley-Proctor*

      1. Office of Personnel

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Jenni Greenlee

      2. Office of Labor-Management & Employee Relations

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Eddie M. Taylor*

      3. Office of Strategy, Learning & Workforce Development

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Craig Bedard*

      4. Office of Operational HR Services

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Janet L. Walker

    9. Legislation and Congressional Affairs

      Deputy Commissioner
      Tom Klouda

      Assistant DC
      Eric R. Skidmore

      1. Office of Legislative Development & Operations

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Erik T. Hansen

      2. Office Congressional Affairs

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Joel F. Najar

    10. Operations

      Deputy Commissioner
      Michelle A. King

      Assistant DCs
      Doris I. Diaz
      Sue Cumming*

      1. Office of Public Service & Operations Support

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Jeremiah Schofield

      2. Office of Customer Service

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Christopher Chapple

      3. Office of Central Operations

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Jack Leuchtman

      4. Office of Electronic Services & Technology

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Samara A. Richardson

      5. Office of Disability Determination

        Assoc. Commissioner
        John E. Owen

      6. Regional Commissioners

        Boston
        Anatoly Shnaider

        New York
        Raymond S. Egan

        Philadelphia
        Elaine Garrison-Daniels

        Atlanta
        Rose Mary C. Buehler

        Chicago
        Rick Lenoir*

        Dallas
        Travis W. Dodson

        Kansas City
        Linda Kerr-Davis

        Denver
        Howard Bowles

        San Francisco
        Debby S. Ellis

        Seattle
        Howard Bowles

    11. Retirement and Disability Policy

      Deputy Commissioner
      Stephen G. Evangelista*

      Assistant DC
      Erik N. D. Jones*

      1. Office of Income Security Programs

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Jessica Burns MacBride

      2. Office of Research, Evaluation &Statistics

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Natalie T. Lu

      3. Office of Data Exchange, Policy Publications & International Negotiations

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Chris McDermott

      4. Office of Disability Policy

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Hope G. Grunberg

      5. Office of Research, Demonstration & Employment Support

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Susan B. Wilschke

    12. Chief Information Officer

      Chief Information Officer
      Marcela Escobar-Alava

      Deputy Chief Information Officer for Implementation
      Wayne F. Lemon

      Deputy Chief Information Officer for Strategy
      Brian C. Peltier

      Chief Architect
      John Bushey*

      Chief Technology Officer
      Sudhanshu Sinha

      1. Office of Enterprise Information Systems

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Ann T. Amrhein

      2. Office of Systems Architecture

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Gregory W. Pearre

      3. Office of Benefit Information Systems

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Djimy Chapron

      4. Office of Disability Information Systems

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Michelle P. Minton

      5. Office of IT Financial Management & Support

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Rachel E. Dumser

      6. Office of Systems Operations & Hardware Engineering

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Tyean Billie

      7. Office of Information Security

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Joseph S. Stenaka

      8. Office of Digital Transformation

        Assoc. Commissioner
        Andrea R. Velez

    13. Transformation

      Chief Transformation Officer
      Betsy G. Beaumon

      Deputy Chief Transformation Officer
      Vacant

      Customer Experience Officer
      Kimberly Baldwin Sparks

* Acting