Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano recently announced his executive leadership team and organizational changes designed to strengthen accountability, improve performance, and modernize service delivery.
“I am proud of the leadership team we have at SSA. By combining the knowledge and experience of long-term career employees with new perspectives and talent of recent appointees, we are aligning our organization with today’s priorities and tomorrow’s opportunities,” Bisignano said. “I am confident their expertise and dedication position the agency to deliver a pristine control environment, optimal efficiency, and world-class service to the American people.”
The updated leadership team and organizational structure will ensure SSA continues to meet the needs of more than 300 million Americans the agency serves every day. These changes build directly on SSA’s recent customer services successes, like reducing average wait time on the national 800 number from 30 minutes last year to single digits last month, shortening field office wait times by 30%, and giving Americans 24/7 access to their mySocialSecurity account, when previously the website was down 29 hours a week.
The new leadership team will be tasked with accelerating these gains, ensuring that anyone interacting with the agency continues to experience timely, reliable, and high-quality service across all channels.
Here are the new members of the Social Security Administration executive leadership team: Chief of Staff and Chief Risk Officer: Chad Poist; Chief Actuary: Karen Glenn; Chief Communications Officer: Nicholas Perrine; Chief of Disability Adjudication: Jay Ortis (Acting); Chief of Field Operations: Andy Sriubas; Chief of Processing Centers: Mark Quinlan; Chief of Digital Services: Stephen Evangelista; Chief Human Capital Officer: Florence Felix-Lawson; Chief Information Officer (Core Business Functions): Michael L. Russo; Chief Information Officer (Technology and Customer Products): Aram Moghaddassi; Chief of Law, Policy, and Legislative Affairs: Mark Steffensen; Chief Financial Officer: Thomas Holland; Chief of Security and Resiliency: Jessica Taylor.
To enhance the Administration’s focus on operational excellence and to foster a structure that brings leadership closer to the frontlines, the functions previously under operations will be realigned into three distinct areas: Field operations, processing centers, and digital services.
SSA is also consolidating all security functions into a single, integrated organization, which will be responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight of information security, physical and protective security, as well as personnel security and suitability programs.
For more information about SSA’s communications, initiatives, and accomplishments, visit the agency’s “Communications Corner” at ssa.gov/news.