U.S. federal government official
The administrator of the Small Business Administration is the head of the Small Business Administration of the United States . The administrator is responsible for managing and the day-to-day operations of the agency. The administrator is nominated by the president of the United States and must be confirmed by a vote of the Senate .
In January 2012, President Barack Obama announced that the SBA administrator would be elevated to Cabinet rank, a position it last held during the Clinton Administration .[1] [2] [3]
The current administrator is Isabel Guzman , who was nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the senate on March 16, 2021.[4]
List of administrators
Denotes an
Acting Administrator of the Small Business Administration Denotes Nominee for Administrator of the Small Business Administration
The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:
Line of succession
The line of succession for the administrator of the Small Business Administration is as follows:[7]
Chief of Staff
General Counsel
Associate Administrator; Office of Capital Access
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance
Regional Administrator for Region IX (Phoenix , Arizona )
Regional Administrator for Region VIII (Denver , Colorado )
References
^ Maltby, Emily (January 13, 2012). "Obama to Elevate SBA Chief" . The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on May 30, 2023.
^ SBA head, Maine native Mills to be elevated to cabinet level position Archived May 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ Administrators of the SBA sba.gov Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Senate confirms Isabel Guzman to lead small business agency" . PBS NewsHour . March 16, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2023 .
^ "SBA Leadership" . Archived from the original on January 19, 2021.
^ "Tami Perriello" . Archived from the original on January 23, 2021.
^ "Administrator's Line of Succession Designation, No. 1-A, Revision 37" . Federal Register . May 13, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2023 .
# denotes acting administrator