Susan Monarez
Susan Monarez | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 21st Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| In office July 31, 2025 – August 27, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Debra Houry (acting) |
| Preceded by | Matthew Buzzelli (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jim O'Neill (acting) |
| Acting January 23, 2025 – March 24, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Nirav D. Shah Debra Houry (acting) |
| Preceded by | Mandy Cohen |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Buzzelli (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Susan Patricia Coller November 6, 1974 |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BS, MS, PhD) |
Susan Patricia Coller Monarez (née Coller; born November 6, 1974) is an American microbiologist and public health official serving as the Strategic Health Technology and Funding Advisor for the California Department of Public Health initiative known as the Public Health Network Innovation Exchange. She served as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, first in an acting capacity from January to March 2025, and then as a confirmed position for under a month from July to August 2025.
Monarez's early career was as an academic microbiologist. She then served in several U.S. government positions as a science administrator, including at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and later as Deputy Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.