Administrator of the Small Business Administration

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Administrator of the Small Business Administration of the
United States
Seal of the United States Small Business Administration.svg
Seal of the Small Business Administration
Isabella Casillas Guzman, SBA Administrator (cropped).png
Incumbent
Isabel Guzman
since March 17, 2021
Small Business Administration
Seat 409 3rd Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20416
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length No fixed term
Constituting instrument 15 U.S.C.   § 633
Inaugural holderWilliam D. Mitchell
FormationJuly 30, 1953
DeputyDeputy Administrator
Salary Executive Schedule, level III
Website www.sba.gov

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.

Contents

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:
ImageOfficeholderTermPresident(s)
No image.svg William D. MitchellAugust 1, 1953 – October 30, 1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower
No image.svg Wendell B. Barnes February 9, 1954 – November 21, 1959
No image.svg Philip McCallum November 23, 1959 – January 20, 1961
No image.svg John E. Horne February 2, 1961 – August 7, 1963 John F. Kennedy
No image.svg Eugene P. Foley August 8, 1963 – September 10, 1965
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bernard L. Boutin (cropped).jpg Bernard L. Boutin May 19, 1966 – July 31, 1967
No image.svg Robert C. Moot August 1, 1967 – July 31, 1968
Howard Samuels OTB (cropped).jpg Howard J. Samuels August 1, 1968 – February 22, 1969
No image.svg Hilary J. Sandoval Jr. March 5, 1969 – January 1, 1971 Richard Nixon
Thomas S Kleppe.gif Thomas S. Kleppe January 18, 1971 – October 12, 1975
Gerald Ford
No image.svg Mitchell P. Kobelinski February 12, 1976 – March 4, 1977
No image.svg A. Vernon Weaver April 1, 1977 – January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
No image.svg Michael Cardenas March 30, 1981 – February 3, 1982 Ronald Reagan
No image.svg James C. Sanders March 29, 1982 – March 31, 1986
Charles Heatherly.png Charles Heatherly
Acting
March 31, 1986 – March 23, 1987
JamesAbdnor.jpg James Abdnor March 23, 1987 – April 20, 1989
Susan Engeleiter (cropped).jpg Susan Engeleiter April 20, 1989 – March 27, 1991 George H. W. Bush
Pat Saiki.jpg Pat Saiki March 27, 1991 – January 20, 1993
No image.svg Dayton J. Watkins
Acting
January 20, 1993 – May 12, 1993 Bill Clinton
Erskine Bowles in 2010 (cropped).jpg Erskine Bowles May 12, 1993 – October 6, 1994
No image.svg Cassandra M. Pulley
Acting
October 6, 1994 – October 8, 1994
Philip Lader.jpg Philip Lader October 8, 1994 – February 11, 1997
No image.svg Ginger Lew
Acting
February 11, 1997 – March 7, 1997
Aida Alvarez in 1999 (11B).jpg Aída Álvarez March 7, 1997 – January 20, 2001
No image.svg John D. Whitmore
Acting
January 20, 2001 – July 25, 2001 George W. Bush
Hector Barreto.jpg Hector Barreto July 25, 2001 – July 2, 2006
Steve Preston HUD.jpg Steve Preston July 10, 2006 – June 5, 2008
Sandy K. Baruah.jpg Sandy Baruah
Acting
June 5, 2008 – January 20, 2009
No image.svg Darryl Hairston
Acting
January 20, 2009 – April 6, 2009 Barack Obama
Karen Mills official portrait.jpg Karen Mills April 6, 2009 – September 1, 2013
Jeanne Hulit official portrait.jpg Jeanne Hulit
Acting
September 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014
Marianne Markowitz.png Marianne Markowitz
Acting
February 7, 2014 – April 7, 2014
Maria Contreras-Sweet official portrait (cropped).jpg Maria Contreras-Sweet April 7, 2014 – January 20, 2017
Joseph Loddo, Administrator of the Small Business Administration of the United States Acting.png Joseph Loddo
Acting
January 20, 2017 – February 14, 2017 Donald Trump
Linda McMahon official photo (cropped).jpg Linda McMahon February 14, 2017 – April 12, 2019
Chris Pilkerton official photo (cropped).jpg Chris Pilkerton
Acting
April 13, 2019 – January 14, 2020
Administrator Jovita Carranza portrait (cropped).jpg Jovita Carranza January 14, 2020 – January 20, 2021
Tami-perriello.png Tami Perriello
Acting [5] [6]
January 20, 2021 – March 17, 2021 Joe Biden
Isabella Casillas Guzman, SBA Administrator (cropped).png Isabel Casillas Guzman March 17, 2021 – Present

Line of succession

The line of succession for the administrator of the Small Business Administration is as follows: [7]

  1. Chief of Staff
  2. General Counsel
  3. Associate Administrator; Office of Capital Access
  4. Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance
  5. Regional Administrator for Region IX (Phoenix, Arizona)
  6. Regional Administrator for Region VIII (Denver, Colorado)

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References

  1. Maltby, Emily (January 13, 2012). "Obama to Elevate SBA Chief". The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on May 30, 2023.
  2. SBA head, Maine native Mills to be elevated to cabinet level position Archived May 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Administrators of the SBA sba.gov Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Senate confirms Isabel Guzman to lead small business agency". PBS NewsHour. March 16, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  5. "SBA Leadership". Archived from the original on January 19, 2021.
  6. "Tami Perriello". Archived from the original on January 23, 2021.
  7. "Administrator's Line of Succession Designation, No. 1-A, Revision 37". Federal Register. May 13, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2023.