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Secretary Clough
Wayne Clough is the 12th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, leading the world’s largest museum and research complex with 19 museums, nine research centers, the National Zoo and research activities in more than 90 countries.
Clough envisions a new era for the 164-year-old Institution, expanding the Smithsonian’s global relevance and helping the nation shape its future through research, education and scientific discovery on major topics of the day. One of his first initiatives led to a new strategic plan that speaks to four grand challenges that will bring together the diverse resources of the Smithsonian’s museums and science centers through interdisciplinary approaches.
Board of Regents
The legislation that created the Smithsonian Institution (approved by Congress Aug. 10, 1846) called for the creation of a Board of Regents to govern and administer the organization.
More about the Board of Regents...
Senior Executives
- Patricia Bartlett, Chief of Staff to the Secretary
- Claudine Brown, Assistant Secretary for Education and Access
- Virginia B. Clark, Director, Advancement and Philanthropic Giving
- Scott S. Dahl, Inspector General
- Albert (Al) Horvath, Under Secretary for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
- Richard Kurin, Under Secretary for History, Art and Culture
- John K. Lapiana, Chief of Staff to the Board of Regents
- Judith E. Leonard, General Counsel
- Evelyn S. Lieberman, Director, Communications and External Affairs
- Christopher Liedel, President, Smithsonian Enterprises
- Era L. Marshall, Director, Office of Equal Employment and Minority Affairs
- Scott Miller, Deputy Under Secretary for Collections and Interdisciplinary Support
- Eva Pell, Under Secretary for Science
Senior Administration & Support Officers
- Sudeep Anand, Treasurer
- Nancy Bechtol, Director, Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations
- Deron Burba, Chief Information Officer
- Michael Caruso, Editor-in-Chief, Smithsonian magazine
- Amy Chen, Director, Office of Investments
- James Douglas, Director, Office of Human Resources
- Chandra P. Heilman, Ombudsman
- Karen Keller, Director, Office of Special Events and Protocol
- Dorothy A. Leffler, Director, Office of Contracting & Personal Property Management
- William T. Lynch, Director, Office of Protection Services
- Nell Payne, Director, Government Relations
- Scott Robinson, Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
- David Voyles, Director, Office of Planning, Management and Budget
- Whitney Watriss, Acting Director, Office of Policy and Analysis
- Eric Woodard, Director, Office of Fellowships and Internships
- Elizabeth Ziebarth, Coordinator, Accessibility Program
- Andrew J. Zino, Comptroller
Museum, Research & Program Directors
- Fredie Adelman, Interim Director, The Smithsonian Associates
- Camille Giraud Akeju, Director, Anacostia Museum
- Charles R. Alcock, Director, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- Caroline Baumann, Acting Director, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- Eldredge "Biff" Bermingham, Director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Elizabeth Broun, Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery
- Lonnie G. Bunch, Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Harold A. Closter, Director, Smithsonian Affiliations
- Anna Cohn, Director, Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service
- Johnnetta B. Cole, Director, National Museum of African Art
- John R. Dailey, Director, National Air and Space Museum
- Eduardo Díaz, Smithsonian Latino Center
- Thomas Emrick, Acting Director, National Science Resources Center
- Kevin Gover, Director, National Museum of the American Indian
- John Gray, Director, National Museum of American History, Behring Center
- Nancy E. Gwinn, Director, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- Anson "Tuck" Hines, Director, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Kirk Johnson, Director National Museum of Natural History
- Allen R. Kane, Director, National Postal Museum
- Dennis Kelly, Director, National Zoological Park
- Liza Kirwin, Acting Director, Archives of American Art
- Robert J. Koestler, Director, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
- Richard Koshalek, Director, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Michael Atwood Mason, Director, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Konrad Ng, Director, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
- Stephanie L. Norby, Director, Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
- Valerie J. Paul, Director, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
- Julian Raby, Director, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Kim Sajet, Director, National Portrait Gallery
- Anne Van Camp, Director, Smithsonian Institution Archives
Consortia Directors
- Michelle Anne Delaney, Director, Consortium for Understanding the American Experience
- Christine Jones, Director, Consortium for Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe
- W. John Kress, Director, Consortium for Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet
- Robert Leopold, Director, Consortium for World Cultures
