NASA Leadership
The agency’s current Administrator, Deputy Administrator, and Associate Administrator.
Janet Petro, Acting Administrator
Janet Petro is NASA’s acting administrator. Petro is responsible for directing the agency, including budget and programs, until a new administrator is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro
James Free, Associate Administrator
Jim Free is NASA’s associate administrator. Free leads the agency’s 10 center directors as well as the mission directorate associate administrators at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Full Biography about James Free, Associate Administrator
NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free
Casey Swails, Deputy Associate Administrator
Casey Swails is NASA’s deputy associate administrator. Swails is advisor to the associate administrator for day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction across the agency’s 10 field centers, mission directorates, and staff organizations.
NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails
