NASA Leadership

  • James M. Free

    James M. Free

    James Free serves as the Director. He assumed this position on January 4, 2013 and is responsible for planning, organizing and directing the activities required in accomplishing the missions assigned to the center.

  • Gregory L. Robinson, Deputy Director

    Gregory L. Robinson

    Gregory L. Robinson serves as the Deputy Director sharing responsibility with the Center Director for planning, organizing and managing the programs and projects assigned to the Center.

  • Janet L. Watkins

    Janet L. Watkins

    Janet L. Watkins serves as the Associate Director and is responsible for the overall management of the institutional operations at the center.

Organization Structure

    Office of the Chief Financial Officer
     Director: Laurence A. Sivic
     Deputy Chief Financial Officer: Karen A. McLaughlin (Biography coming soon)

    Center Operations Directorate
     Director: Robyn N. Gordon
     Deputy Director: Mary C. Lester

    Engineering Directorate
     Acting Director: Thomas W. Hartline (Biography coming soon)
     Deputy Director: Thomas W. Hartline (Biography coming soon)

    Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity
     Director: Renee J. Batts (Biography coming soon)

    Facilities and Test Directorate
     Director: Rickey J. Shyne (Dr.)
     Deputy Director: (Vacant)
     Chief, Aircraft Operations: Alan J. Micklewright

    Office of the Chief Counsel
     Chief Counsel: J. William Sikora

    Plum Brook Management Office
     Director: David L. Stringer
     Deputy Director: David E. Taylor

    Office of Human Capital Management
     Director:Lori O. Pietravoia (Biography coming soon)
     Deputy Director:Thomas A. Spicer (Biography coming soon)

    Aeronautics Research Office
     Director: Marla E. Perez-Davis (Dr.)
     Deputy Director: Gregory J. Follen (Biography coming soon)

    Space Flight Systems Directorate
     Director: Bryan K. Smith (Biography coming soon)
     Acting Deputy Director: Randall B. Furnas (Biography coming soon)
     Associate Director: Scott R. Graham

    NASA Safety Center
     Director: Alan H. Phillips

    Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate
     Director: Anita D. Liang (Biography coming soon)
     Acting Deputy Director: Konstantinos (Gus) S. Martzaklis (Biography coming soon)

    Research and Technology Directorate
     Director: Jih-Fen Lei (Dr.)
     Deputy Director: George R. Schmidt (Dr.)

    Office of Technology Partnerships and Planning
     Director: Howard D. Ross (Dr.)
     Deputy Director: Robert J. Shaw (Dr.) (Biography coming soon)

    Office of the Chief Information Officer
     Chief Information Officer: William R. (RJ) Humphries
     Deputy Chief Information Officer: Sean M. Gallagher (Biography coming soon)

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