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NASA Organization Structure

Office of the Administrator
Administrator: Michael Griffin
Deputy Administrator: Shana Dale
Associate Administrator: Christopher Scolese
Chief of Staff: Paul Morrell
Associate Deputy Administrator: Charles H. Scales
White House Liaison: Jane Cherry
Assistant Associate Administrator: Christyl Johnson

Administrator Staff Offices
Chief, Safety and Mission Assurance: Bryan O'Connor
Program Analysis and Evaluation: W. Michael Hawes
Chief Engineer: Michael Ryschkewitsch
Program and Institutional Integration: Richard Keegan
Inspector General: Robert W. Cobb

Mission Directorates
Aeronautics Research
Associate Administrator: Jaiwon Shin
Exploration Systems
Associate Administrator: Richard J. Gilbrech
Science
Associate Administrator: Ed Weiler
Space Operations
Associate Administrator: William Gerstenmaier

Mission Support Offices
Chief Financial Officer: Ronald R. Spoehel
Chief Information Officer: Jonathan Pettus
General Counsel: Michael Wholley
Innovative Partnerships Program: Douglas Comstock
External Relations:
   Assistant Administrator: Michael F. O'Brien
Chief Health and Medical Officer: Richard Williams
  Institutions and Management
   Associate Administrator: Tom Luedtke
   Budget Management and Systems Support:
   Director: Dennis Bridge
   Diversity and Equal Opportunity:
   Assistant Administrator: Brenda Manuel
   Headquarters Operations:
   Executive Director: Chris Jedrey
   Human Capital Management:
   Assistant Administrator: Toni Dawsey
   Infrastructure and Administration:
   Assistant Administrator: Olga Dominguez
   Internal Controls and Management Systems:
   Assistant Administrator: Lou Becker
   Procurement:
   Assistant Administrator: Bill McNally
   Security and Program Protection:
   Assistant Administrator: Jack Forsythe
   Small Business Programs:
   Assistant Administrator: Glenn Delgado
   NASA Shared Services Center:
   Executive Director: Richard Arbuthnot
  Strategic Communications
   Chief: Christopher M. Shank
   Communications Planning:
Assistant Administrator: Kristen Erickson (Acting)
   Education:
Assistant Administrator: Joyce L. Winterton
   Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs:
   Assistant Administrator: William Bruner
   Public Affairs:
   Assistant Administrator: David R. Mould
   Press Secretary: David R. Mould

› Organization Chart (16 Kb PDF) (May 2008)
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NASA Centers

Ames Research Center

IT, fundamental aeronautics, bio and space science technologies
+ Director: Simon P. Worden
Dryden Flight Research Center

Flight research
+ Director: Kevin L. Petersen
Glenn Research Center

Aeropropulsion and communications technologies.
+ Director: Woodrow Whitlow
Goddard Space Flight Center

Earth, the solar system, and Universe observations
+ Director: Rob Strain
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Robotic exploration of the Solar System
+ Director: Charles Elachi
Johnson Space Center

Human space exploration
+ Director: Michael L. Coats
Kennedy Space Center

Prepare and launch missions around the Earth and beyond
+ Director: William (Bill) W. Parsons
Langley Research Center

Aviation and space research
+ Director: Lesa B. Roe
Marshall Space Flight Center

Space transportation and propulsion technologies
+ Director: David A. King
Stennis Space Center

Rocket propulsion testing and remote sensing technology
+ Director: Robert Cabana

NASA Facilities

Goddard Institute for Space Studies →

Broad study of global climate change
Independent Verification and Validation Facility

Provides safety and cost-effectiveness for mission critical software
+ Director: Dr. Butch Caffall
NASA Shared Service Center →

Provides consolidated activities in the areas of financial management, human resources, information technology, and procurement.
+ Executive Director - Richard E. Arbuthnot
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Wallops Flight Facility

Suborbital Research Programs
+ Director: John Campbell