Leadership

Office of the Director

  • NSF Director: Vacant
  • NSF Deputy Director: Vacant
  • Chief of Staff, Performing the duties of the NSF Director: Mr. Brian Stone
  • Chief of Staff (Acting): Dr. Rebecca Keiser
  • Chief Science Officer: Dr. Simon Malcomber
  • Chief Management Officer: Mr. Micah Cheatham
  • Senior Science and Engineering Advisor, Artificial Intelligence: Dr. Ellen Zegura
  • Senior Science and Engineering Advisor, Quantum Information Science: Dr. Dilma Da Silva

 

Offices within the Office of the Director

Office of Civil Rights

  • Office Head: Mr. LeVale Jenkins

     

Office of the General Counsel

  • General Counsel: Ms. Angel Williams
  • Designated Agency Ethics Official: Mr. Francisco Ruben

     

Office of Integrative Activities

  • Office Head: Dr. Alicia Knoedler
  • Deputy Office Head: Dr. Stephen Meacham

     

Office of International Science and Engineering

  • Office Head (Acting): Dr. Jennifer Pearl
  • Deputy Office Head (Acting): Dr. Stacey Standridge

     

Office of Legislative and Public Affairs

  • Office Head: Mr. Robert Moller

     

Office of Research Infrastructure

  • Chief Officer for Research Facilities: Dr. Linnea Avallone
  • Deputy Office Head: Dr. Roland Roberts
  • Office Head, Office of Polar Programs: Dr. Jean Cottam Allen

     

Office of Research Security Strategy and Policy

  • Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy: Dr. Rebecca Keiser
  • Deputy Office Head: Ms. Sarah Stalker-Lehoux

Office of Administrative Services

  • Office Head: Mr. Victor Powers

     

Office of Award Management

  • Office Head: Mr. Jason Bossie
  • Deputy Office Head: Dr. Lisa Scott-Morring

 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

  • Chief Financial Officer: Ms. Caitlyn Fife
  • Deputy Office Head: Mr. Jesse Simons

 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer

  • Chief Human Capital Officer (Acting): Mr. Earl Andrews

     

Office of the Chief Information Officer

  • Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer: Mr. Clyde Richards

Directorate for Biological Sciences

  • Directorate Head: Dr. Theresa Good
  • Assistant Director: Dr. Susan Marqusee
  • Deputy Directorate Heads: Dr. Charles Cunningham, Dr. James Deshler

 

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering

  • Directorate Head: Dr. Irina Dolinskaya
  • Assistant Director (Acting): Dr. Ellen Zegura
  • Deputy Directorate Heads: Dr. Wendy Nilsen, Dr. Amy Walton

 

Directorate for Engineering

  • Directorate Head: Dr. Don Millard
  • Deputy Directorate Heads: Dr. Alexis Lewis, Dr. William Olbricht

 

Directorate for Geosciences

  • Directorate Head: Dr. Joydip Kundu
  • Deputy Directorate HeadsDr. Anne Johansen, Dr. Jennifer Mercer

 

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

  • Directorate Head: Dr. Tie Luo
  • Assistant Director: Dr. David Berkowitz
  • Deputy Directorate Heads: Dr. Saul Gonzalez, Dr. Junping Wang

 

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

  • Directorate Head: Dr. Christina Freyman
  • Assistant Director: Dr. Kaye Husbands Fealing

 

Directorate for STEM Education

  • Directorate Head: Dr. Sylvia Butterfield
  • Assistant Director: Dr. James L. Moore III
  • Deputy Directorate Heads: Ms. Charisse Carney-Nunes, Dr. Monya Ruffin

 

Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

  • Directorate Head: Ms. Graciela Narcho
  • Assistant Director: Dr. Erwin Gianchandani

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

  • Director: Ms. Emilda Rivers
  • Deputy Director: Dr. Michelle Elekonich

 

Office of Inspector General

  • Inspector General (Acting): Ms. Megan Wallace