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Senior Staff Bios

 

Office of the Director

  • Kiran Ahuja

    Director

    Kiran Ahuja serves as the Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).View Bio

  • Rob Shriver

    Deputy Director

    Rob Shriver serves as the Deputy Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). View Bio

  • Tiffany Avila

    Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Office of the Director

    Tiffany Avila serves as Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Director at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration. View Bio

  • Teika Carlson

    Special Assistant to the Director, Office of the Director

    Teika Carlson serves as Special Assistant to the Director at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration. View Bio

  • Theo Chang

    Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director

    Theodora (Theo) Chang serves as Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration.View Bio

  • Margot Conrad

    Executive Director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council and Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of the Director

    Margot Conrad is the Executive Director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council and Senior Advisor to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration. View Bio

  • Jon Foley

    Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of the Director

    Jonathan Foley is a Senior Advisor to the Director at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Immediately prior to his current appointment, Jon was co-founder and leader of a consulting firm...View Bio

  • Khalilah M. Harris

    Chief of Staff, Office of the Director

    Khalilah M. Harris, EdD, JD serves as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).View Bio

  • Kemba Hendrix

    Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of the Director

    Kemba Hendrix is a Senior Advisor to the Director at the Office of Personnel Management, under the Biden-Harris AdministrationView Bio

  • Ella Holman

    Deputy Director, Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council, Office of the Director

    Ella Holman is the Deputy Director of the CHCO Council where she serves as a key advisor to the CHCO Council Executive Director on the Council’s strategy, activity, and operations.View Bio

  • Sharon Kwon

    Executive Assistant, Office of the Director

    Sharon Kwon serves as Executive Assistant to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris administration.View Bio

  • Janice Rachel Lachance

    Chair of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC), Office of the Director

    Janice Lachance was the Executive Vice President for Strategic Leadership and Global Outreach at the American Geophysical Union (AGU).View Bio

  • Jane Lee

    Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of the Director

    Jane Lee is a Senior Advisor to the Director at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration.View Bio

  • Yahaira Lopez

    Senior Advisor for People Operations, Office of the Director

    Yahaira Lopez

    Yahaira Lopez is Senior Advisor for People Operations in the Office of the Director at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration.View Bio

  • María Luján

    Director of Public Engagement, Office of the Director

    María Luján serves as Director of Public Engagement at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration.View Bio

  • David Padrino

    Chief Transformation Officer, Office of the Director

    David Padrino is the Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration.View Bio

  • Alethea Predeoux

    Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Director

    Alethea Predeoux serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under the Biden-Harris Administration.View Bio

  • Ernesto Rodriguez

    Senior Advisor for Operations, Office of the Director

    Ernesto Rodriguez is Senior Advisor for Operations in the Office of the Director at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris AdministrationView Bio

  • Jason Tengco

    White House Liaison, Office of the Director

    Jason Tengco is the White House Liaison for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under the Biden-Harris Administration. View Bio

  • Tiffany Worthy

    Senior Advisor for Leadership Development and Equity, Office of the Director

    Tiffany Worthy is the Senior Advisor for Leadership Development and Equity at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration. View Bio

Policy Offices

  • Laurie Bodenheimer

    Associate Director, Healthcare and Insurance

    Laurie Bodenheimer is the Associate Director for Healthcare and Insurance (HI) at the Office of Personnel Management. View Bio

  • Peter Bonner

    Associate Director, Human Resources Solutions

    Peter Bonner is the Associate Director, Human Resources Solutions, at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration.View Bio

  • Desmond Brown

    Director, Office of Small & Disadvantage Business Utilization

    Desmond A. Brown is the Director of the Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. View Bio

  • Eric Bursch

    Director, Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs

    Eric Bursch is the Director of Congressional, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs (CLIA) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under the Biden-Harris Administration. View Bio

  • Tim Curry

    Deputy Associate Director for Accountability and Workforce Relations

    Tim Curry is the Deputy Associate Director for Accountability and Workforce Relations at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. View Bio

  • Veronica Hinton

    Principal Deputy Associate Director, Employee Services

    Ms. Veronica Hinton is the Principal Deputy Associate Director for Employee Services at the Office of Personnel Management. View Bio

  • Kim Holden

    Deputy Director, Talent Acquisition, Classification and Veterans Programs

    Kimberly A. Holden is the Deputy Associate Director of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Shaping at the Office of Personnel Management. View Bio

  • Mark Lambert

    Associate Director, Merit System Accountability and Compliance

    Mark Lambert is the Associate Director of Merit System Accountability and Compliance (MSAC) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).View Bio

  • Lisa Loss

    Director, Suitability Executive Agent Programs

    Lisa Loss is the Director of Suitability Executive Agent (SuitEA) Programs at the Office of Personnel Management. View Bio

  • Margaret Pearson

    Associate Director. Retirement Services

    Margaret Ponds Pearson is Associate Director of Retirement Services at the Office of Personnel Management.View Bio

  • Dr. Janice Underwood

    Director, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (ODEIA)

    Dr. Janice Underwood joins the Biden-Harris administration as Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (ODEIA) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).View Bio

Mission Support

  • Blake Davis

    Senior Advisor, Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs

    Blake Davis serves as Senior Advisor to the Director of Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration.View Bio

  • Laura Goulding

    Deputy Director, Office of Communications

    Laura Goulding is the Deputy Director of Communications at the Office of Personnel Management. View Bio

  • Erikka Knuti

    Director, Office of Communications

    Erikka Knuti is the Director of Communications at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under the Biden-Harris Administration. View Bio

  • Dan Lindner

    Senior Advisor and Chief Speechwriter, Office of Communications

    Dan Lindner is Chief Speechwriter and Senior Advisor for Communications at the Office of Personnel Management. He is responsible for drafting remarks, talking points, and video scripts for OPM...View Bio

  • Webb Lyons

    General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel

    Webb Lyons is the General Counsel of the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration. He previously served as the Deputy General Counsel.View Bio

  • Jack Miller

    Deputy Director, Office of Communications

    Jack Miller is the Deputy Director of Communications at the Office of Personnel Management.View Bio

  • Kellie Cosgrove Riley

    Chief Privacy Officer and the Director, Office of Privacy and Information Management

    Kellie Cosgrove Riley is the Chief Privacy Officer and the Director of the Office of Privacy and Information Management at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). View Bio

  • Erica Roach

    Acting Chief Financial Officer

    Erica Roach is Acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the Office of Personnel Management. View Bio

  • Tanya Sehgal

    Special Counsel and Senior Advisor, Office of the General Counsel

    Tanya Sehgal is Special Counsel and Senior Advisor at the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden-Harris Administration. View Bio

  • Viet Tran

    Press Secretary, Office of Communications

    Viet Tran is Press Secretary for the Office of Communications at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under the Biden-Harris Administration. View Bio

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