NIH Deputy Directors

This page provides a list of current and past deputy directors within the NIH Office of the Director.

Principal

NameFromTo
Matthew J. MemoliApril 1, 2025Present
Lawrence TabakNovember 9, 2023February 11, 2025
Tara Schwetz (Acting)December 20, 2021November 8, 2023
Lawrence TabakAugust 23, 2010December 19, 2021
Raynard KingtonAugust 17, 2009August 20, 2010
Lawrence Tabak (Acting)November 2008August 2009
Raynard KingtonFebruary 9, 2003October 30, 2008
Ruth KirschsteinMay 21, 2002February 8, 2003
Yvonne Maddox(Acting)January 1, 2000May 18, 2002
Ruth KirschsteinNovember 1993December 1999
Jay MoskowitzMarch 1993October 1993
Thomas MaloneMarch 24, 1977August 1, 1986
Ronald Lamont-HaversAugust 4, 1974September 25, 1976
John ShermanNovember 1, 1968March 16, 1974
Stuart SessomsAugust 1, 1962July 31, 1968
David PriceJuly 1, 1960June 30, 1962
C.J. Van SlykeDecember 3, 1958December 1, 1959

Associate

NameFromTo
Anna E. Mazzucco (Acting)September 18, 2023November 8, 2023
Courtney Aklin (Acting)December 20, 2021September 17, 2023
Tara SchwetzJanuary 6, 2019December 19, 2021

Extramural Research

NameFromTo
Jon R. LorschOctober 1, 2025Present
Michael LauerOctober 19, 2015February 14, 2025
Sally RockeyAugust 15, 2010September 15, 2015
Norka Ruiz BravoOctober 30, 2003October 31, 2008
Wendy BaldwinFebruary 1994December 2002
John DiggsAugust 1990June 14, 1993
Katherine BickMay 19, 1987March 1990
William Raub(Extramural Research and Training)April 3, 1983November 1991

Intramural Research

NameFromTo
Roland Owens (Acting)October 1, 2025Present
Nina SchorNovember 6, 2022September 30, 2025
Nina Schor (Acting)August 1, 2022November 5, 2022
Michael GottesmanNovember 1993July 31, 2022
Lance LiottaJuly 6, 1992August 1993
Joseph RallJune 1983May 1991
G. Burroughs Mider (Director, Laboratories and Clinics)July 1, 1960May 19, 1968

Management

NameFromTo
Alfred JohnsonMay 29, 2016Present
Colleen BarrosMay 30, 2004September 2015
Charles Leasure, Jr.October 7, 2001February 3, 2004
Anthony ItteilagJanuary 7, 1996October 2001
John MahoneyMarch 21, 1993February 19, 1995

Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives

NameFromTo
Nicole C. Kleinstreuer (Acting)April 16, 2025Present
Tara SchwetzNovember 9, 2023-
Robert Eisinger (Acting)July 1, 2022November 8, 2023
James AndersonSeptember 27, 2010June 30, 2022
Alan Krensky(Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives)July 8, 2007October 31, 2008

Science

NameFromTo
Kathy Hudson(Science, Outreach, and Policy)October 24, 2010January 2, 2017
Jay Moskowitz(Science Policy and Technology Transfer)March 1993October 1993
Philip Chen, Jr. (Acting)June 7, 1982March 18, 1983
Joseph RallJuly 2, 1981June 6, 1982
Robert GoldbergerSeptember 11, 1979June 26, 1981
DeWitt Stetten, Jr.March 17, 1974September 11, 1979
Carl LeventhalSeptember 1973February 1974
Robert BerlinerFebruary 23, 1969September 1, 1973