CDC Leadership

At a glance

Biographies for leadership of CDC's Centers, Institutes, and Offices.

Immediate Office of the Director

Headshot of CDC Director/ATSDR Administrator Mandy Cohen is in front of the American flag.

Director

Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH
Headshot of CDC Principal Deputy Director Nirav Shah.

Principal Deputy Director

Nirav D. Shah, MD, JD
Deputy Director for Program and Science/Chief Medical Officer, Debra Houry.

Deputy Director for Program and Science/Chief Medical Officer

Debra Houry, MD, MPH
Deputy Director for Policy, Communications, and Legislative Affairs/Chief Strategy Officer Andi Lipstein Fristedt. An American flag is behind her.

Deputy Director for Policy, Communications, and Legislative Affairs/Chief Strategy Officer

Andi Lipstein Fristedt, MPA
Office of the Chief Operating Officer Robin Bailey Jr., MA. There is an American Flag and another flag in the background.

Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO)

Robin D. Bailey Jr., MA
Chief of Staff Kate Wolff is smiling at the camera. She is in front of an American flag.

Office of the Chief of Staff

Kate Wolff, MPA

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CDC Centers and Institute (listed below alphabetically)

Director for the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics Dylan George.

Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA)

Dylan George, PhD
Headshot of Dr. Kayla Laserson, Director of CDC's Global Health Center

Global Health Center (GHC)

Kayla Laserson, ScD, SM, FASTMH (CDR, USPHS, RET)
Headshot of Dr. Karen Remley, Director of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)

Karen Remley, MD, MBA, MPH, FAAP
Headshot of Dr. Karen Hacker, Director for CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)

Karen Hacker, MD, MPH
Headshot of Dr. Daniel Jernigan, Director of CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)

Daniel Jernigan MD, MPH (CAPT, USPHS, RET)
Aaron (Ari) Bernstein, director of the National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR)

Aaron (Ari) Bernstein, MD, MPH
Headshot of Dr. Brian C. Moyer, Director for the National Center for Health Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

Brian C. Moyer, PhD
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National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)

Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH (RADM, USPHS, RET)
Headshot of Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Director for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)

Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH
Allison Arwady, MD, MPH

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)

Allison Arwady, MD, MPH
Head shot of Dr. Leslie Ann Dauphin, Director of the National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce

National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW)

Leslie Ann Dauphin, PhD
John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, MBA

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, MBA

CDC Offices (listed below alphabetically)

Headshot of Director of CDC Washington Office

CDC Washington Office

Jeff Reczek, MPA
Headshot of Director of Office of Communications

Office of Communications (OC)

Kevin Griffis
Office of the Chief Operating Officer Robin Bailey Jr., MA. There is an American Flag and another flag in the background.

Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO)

Robin D. Bailey Jr., MA
Chief of Staff Kate Wolff is smiling at the camera. She is in front of an American flag.

Office of the Chief of Staff

Kate Wolff, MPA
Headshot of Director of CDC’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Workplace Equity

Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Workplace Equity (OEEOWE)

Reginald R. Mebane, MS
Headshot of Acting Director for CDC's Office of Health Equity

Office of Health Equity (OHE)

Leandris Liburd, PhD, MPH, MA
Headshot of Associate Director for Laboratory Science and Safety, Dr. Reynolds M. Salerno

Associate Director for Laboratory Science and Safety (ADLSS)

Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD
Headshot of Director for the Office of Policy, Performance and Evaluation

Office of Policy, Performance, and Evaluation (OPPE)

Debra Lubar, PhD
Headshot of Director for the Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology

Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology (OPHDST)

Jennifer Layden, MD, PhD
Headshot of Director of the Office of Readiness and Response

Office of Readiness and Response (ORR)

Henry Walke, MD, MPH
Director for the Office of Science Sam Posner, PhD

Office of Science (OS)

Sam Posner, PhD
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