Chaotic Leadership Changes at the CDC

This organizational chart shows the impact of leadership loss on all CDC centers and offices. Since January 2025, directors for 19 out of 25 CDC Centers (76%) have resigned or been forced out.

This organizational charts illustrates how leadership changes have occurred in CDC's Office of the Chief Operating Officer, which is responsible for the efficiency of day-to-day operations. As of December 2025, it has multiple acting directors.

This organizational chart illustrates leadership changes at CDC's Office of Health Equity. The office has mostly been eliminated with acting directors running the remaining Office of Minority Health and Office of Women's Health..

For more information, please see https://www.cdc.gov/about/leadership/index.html.

Suggested Citation: CDC Data Project (2025). “Chaotic Leadership Changes at the CDC.” Published Online at cdcdataproject.org. Retrieved [DATE] from https://www.cdcdataproject.org/chaotic-leadership-changes.