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 United States 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 most recent confirmed administrator was Kelly Loeffler, who was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 2025.
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List of administrators
The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:
Line of succession
The line of succession for the administrator of the Small Business Administration is as follows:
Deputy Administrator
Chief of Staff
General Counsel
Associate Administrator; Office of Capital Access
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance
Regional Administrator for Region IX (Phoenix, Arizona)
Regional Administrator for Region VIII (Denver, Colorado)