SBA leadership
Learn about SBA leaders and their commitment to help Americans start and grow businesses.
Isabella Casillas Guzman was sworn in as the 27th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration on March 17, 2021. She serves as the voice for America’s 32.5 million small businesses and innovative startups in President Joe Biden’s Cabinet
Arthur Plews
Chief of Staff
Daniel Krupnick
Counselor to the Administrator
Kendall Corley
Deputy Chief of Staff of External Engagement
Aditi Dussault
Senior Advisor
Diedra Henry-Spires
Senior Advisor for COVID Programs
Destine Hicks
White House Liaison
Elias Hernandez
Chief Operating Officer (Acting)
Peggy Delinois Hamilton
Special Counsel for Enterprise Risk
Major Clark
Deputy Chief Counsel for Advocacy (Performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy)
Patrick Kelley
Associate Administrator
John Miller
Deputy Associate Administrator
Veronica Pugin
Senior Advisor
Elias Hernandez
Chief Human Capital Officer
Julie Brill
Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer
Steve Kucharski | Chief Information Officer (Acting) | Office of the Chief Information Officer |
Han Nguyen | Associate Administrator (Acting) | Office of Communications & Public Liaison |
To be announced | Deputy Associate Administrator | Office of Communications & Public Liaison |
George Holman | Associate Administrator | Office of Congressional & Legislative Affairs |
David Brown | Deputy Associate Administrator for Senate | Office of Congressional & Legislative Affairs |
Alejandro Renteria | Deputy Associate Administrator for House | Office of Congressional & Legislative Affairs |
Francisco Sanchez Jr. | Associate Administrator | Office of Disaster Assistance |
Rafaela Monchek | Deputy Associate Administrator | Office of Disaster Assistance |
Warren D. Miller | Senior Advisor | Office of Disaster Assistance |
Zina Sutch | Assistant Administrator | Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Civil Rights |
Gaye Walker | Deputy Assistant Administrator | Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Civil Rights |
Mark Madrid | Associate Administrator | Office of Entrepreneurial Development |
Yvette Collazo | Deputy Associate Administrator | Office of Entrepreneurial Development |
Shalei Holway | Senior Advisor | Office of Entrepreneurial Development |
Jennifer Kim | Associate Administrator | Office of Field Operations |
Victor Parker | Deputy Associate Administrator | Office of Field Operations |
Therese Meers | General Counsel (Acting) | Office of General Counsel |
Juan M. Sempertegui | Deputy General Counsel | Office of General Counsel |
Beatrice (Bibi) Hidalgo | Associate Administrator | Office of Government Contracting and Business Development |
Deputy Associate Administrator | Office of Government Contracting & Business Development | |
Tiffany Townsend | Senior Advisor | Office of Government Contracting & Business Development |
Kim McLeod | Assistant Administrator | Office of Hearings & Appeals |
Hannibal "Mike" Ware | Inspector General | Office of Inspector General |
Sheldon Shoemaker | Assistant Inspector General for Management and Operations | Office of Inspector General |
Shafee Carnegie | Assistant Inspector General for Investigations | Office of Inspector General |
Andrea Deadwyler | Assistant Inspector General for Audits | Office of Inspector General |
Brian Grossman | Special Advisor to the Inspector General | Office of Inspector General |
Gabriel Esparza | Associate Administrator | Office of International Trade |
Claire Ehmann | Deputy Associate Administrator | Office of International Trade |
Bailey DeVries | Associate Administrator | Office of Investment and Innovation |
Michele Schimpp | Deputy Associate Administrator | Office of Investment and Innovation |
Jonathan Alter | Senior Advisor | Office of Investment and Innovation |
Mina Wales | National Ombudsman (Acting) | Office of the National Ombudsman |
To be announced | Deputy National Ombudsman | Office of the National Ombudsman |
Jackson Brossy | Assistant Administrator | Office of Native American Affairs |
Kate Aaby | Associate Administrator | Office of Performance, Planning, and the Chief Financial Officer |
Erica Gaddy | Deputy Chief Financial Officer | Office of Performance, Planning, and the Chief Financial Officer |
Bruce Purdy | Associate Administrator | Office of Small Business Development Centers |
Timothy Green | Associate Administrator (Acting) | Office of Veterans Business Development |
To be announced | Deputy Associate Administrator | Office of Veterans Business Development |
Natalie Madeira Cofield | Assistant Administrator | Office of Women's Business Ownership |
Donald Malcolm Smith | Deputy Assistant Administrator | Office of Women’s Business Ownership |