Previous NCI Directors
Since Congress established the National Cancer Institute Act in 1937, the National Cancer Institute has had 14 directors. Douglas Lowy, M.D. is the current Acting Director of the NCI.
| Name | Entered Office | Departed Office |
|---|---|---|
|
Harold E. Varmus |
July 12, 2010 |
March 31, 2015 |
|
John E. Niederhuber |
September 15, 2006 |
July 12, 2010 |
|
Andrew C. von Eschenbach |
January 22, 2002 |
June 10, 2006 |
|
Richard D. Klausner |
August 1, 1995 |
September 30, 2001 |
|
Samuel Broder |
December 22, 1988 |
April 1, 1995 |
|
Vincent T. DeVita, Jr. |
July 9, 1980 |
September 1, 1988 |
|
Arthur Canfield Upton |
July 29, 1977 |
December 31, 1980 |
|
Frank Joesph Rauscher, Jr. |
May 5, 1972 |
November 1, 1976 |
|
Carl Gwin Baker |
July 13, 1970 |
May 5, 1972 |
|
Kenneth Millo Endicott |
July 1, 1960 |
November 10, 1969 |
|
John Roderick Heller |
May 15, 1948 |
July 1, 1960 |
|
Leonard Andrew Scheele |
July 1, 1947 |
April 6, 1948 |
|
Roscoe Roy Spencer |
August 1, 1943 |
July 1, 1947 |
|
Carl Voegtlin |
January 13, 1938 |
July 31, 1943 |