مدير إدارة الأعمال الصغيرة

مدير إدارة الأعمال الصغيرة الأمريكي
Seal of the Small Business Administration
الحالي Isabel Guzman منذ March 17, 2021
Small Business Administration
مقر	409 3rd Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20416
عيـَّنه	The President with Senate advice and consent
مدة المنصب	No fixed term
الأداة الدستورية	15 U.S.C. § 633
مفتتـِح المنصب	William D. Mitchell
تشكيل	July 30, 1953
النائب	Deputy Administrator
الراتب	Executive Schedule, level III
الموقع	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.

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.

The current administrator is Isabel Guzman, who was nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the senate on March 16, 2021.

List of administrators

  Denotes an Acting Administrator of the Small Business Administration

The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:

Image	Name	Start	End	President(s)
	Mitchell, William D.William D. Mitchell	August 1, 1953	October 30, 1953		Eisenhower, Dwight D.Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
	Barnes, Wendell B.Wendell B. Barnes	February 9, 1954	November 21, 1959
	McCallum, PhilipPhilip McCallum	November 23, 1959	January 20, 1961
	Horne, John E.John E. Horne	February 2, 1961	August 7, 1963		Kennedy, John F.John F. Kennedy (1961–1963)
	Foley, Eugene P.Eugene P. Foley	August 8, 1963	September 10, 1965
					Johnson, Lyndon B.Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
	Boutin, Bernard L.Bernard L. Boutin	May 19, 1966	July 31, 1967
	Moot, Robert C.Robert C. Moot	August 1, 1967	July 31, 1968
	Samuels, Howard J.Howard J. Samuels	August 1, 1968	February 22, 1969
	Sandoval Jr., Hilary J.Hilary J. Sandoval Jr.	March 5, 1969	January 1, 1971		Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon (1969–1974)
	Kleppe, Thomas S.Thomas S. Kleppe	January 18, 1971	October 12, 1975
					Ford, GeraldGerald Ford (1974–1977)
	Kobelinski, Mitchell P.Mitchell P. Kobelinski	February 12, 1976	March 4, 1977
	Weaver, A. VernonA. Vernon Weaver	April 1, 1977	January 20, 1981		Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter (1977–1981)
	Cardenas, MichaelMichael Cardenas	March 30, 1981	February 3, 1982		Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan (1981–1989)
	Sanders, James C.James C. Sanders	March 29, 1982	March 31, 1986
	Heatherly, CharlesCharles Heatherly Acting	March 31, 1986	March 23, 1987
	Abdnor, JamesJames Abdnor	March 23, 1987	April 20, 1989
	Engeleiter, SusanSusan Engeleiter	April 20, 1989	March 27, 1991		Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
	Saiki, PatPat Saiki	March 27, 1991	January 20, 1993
	Watkins, Dayton J.Dayton J. Watkins Acting	January 20, 1993	May 12, 1993		Clinton, BillBill Clinton (1993–2001)
	Bowles, ErskineErskine Bowles	May 12, 1993	October 6, 1994
	Pulley, Cassandra M.Cassandra M. Pulley Acting	October 6, 1994	October 8, 1994
	Lader, PhilipPhilip Lader	October 8, 1994	February 11, 1997
	Lew, GingerGinger Lew Acting	February 11, 1997	March 7, 1997
	Álvarez, AídaAída Álvarez	March 7, 1997	January 20, 2001
	Whitmore, John D.John D. Whitmore Acting	January 20, 2001	July 25, 2001		Bush, George W.George W. Bush (2001–2009)
	Barreto, HectorHector Barreto	July 25, 2001	July 2, 2006
	Preston, SteveSteve Preston	July 10, 2006	June 5, 2008
	Baruah, SandySandy Baruah Acting	June 5, 2008	January 20, 2009
	Hairston, DarrylDarryl Hairston Acting	January 20, 2009	April 6, 2009		Obama, BarackBarack Obama (2009–2017)
	Mills, KarenKaren Mills	April 6, 2009	September 1, 2013
	Hulit, JeanneJeanne Hulit Acting	September 1, 2013	February 7, 2014
	Markowitz, MarianneMarianne Markowitz Acting	February 7, 2014	April 7, 2014
	Contreras-Sweet, MariaMaria Contreras-Sweet	April 7, 2014	January 20, 2017
	Loddo, JosephJoseph Loddo Acting	January 20, 2017	February 14, 2017		Trump, DonaldDonald Trump (2017–2021)
	McMahon, LindaLinda McMahon	February 14, 2017	April 12, 2019
	Pilkerton, ChrisChris Pilkerton Acting	April 13, 2019	January 14, 2020
	Carranza, JovitaJovita Carranza	January 14, 2020	January 20, 2021
	Perriello, TamiTami Perriello Acting	January 20, 2021	March 17, 2021		Biden, JoeJoe Biden (2021–2025)
	Guzman, IsabelIsabel Guzman	March 17, 2021	present

Line of succession

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

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)