The Executive Director for Operations (EDO) is the Chief Operational Officer of the agency and is authorized and directed to discharge all regulatory and administrative functions necessary for the day-to-day operations of the agency. The EDO is responsible for supervising, directing, coordinating, and approving activities within the Office of the Executive Director for Operations (OEDO) and the offices that report to the EDO. This includes supervising and coordinating policy development, agency operational activities, and implementation of Commission policy directives.
Leadership
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Mike King
Executive Director for Operations
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Aida E. Rivera-Varona
Associate Director for Operations
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Caroline Carusone
Deputy Executive Director for Mission Support
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Sabrina D. Atack
Deputy Executive Director for Reactor, Materials, and Preparedness Programs
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David Curtis
Deputy Executive Director for Transition and Organizational Effectiveness
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Shaun Anderson
Deputy Associate Director for Operations
Responsibilities
Deputy Executive Director for Reactor, Materials, and Preparedness Programs
The Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs executes OEDO responsibility for nuclear reactor regulation and licensing; nuclear material and nuclear waste safety and safeguards; nuclear security and incident response, and regional operations. Provides oversight across agency lines of authority for all NRC policies and activities related to reactor safety, materials safety, and homeland protection and preparedness. Is responsible for matters dealing with the homeland security aspects of physical and personnel security, information security, information technology security, safeguards, emergency response, threat and vulnerability assessment, and oversight of enforcement and investigation functions.
Deputy Executive Director for Mission Support
The Deputy Executive Director for Mission Support executes OEDO responsibility for administrative, financial, human capital, information technology, and research activities. Is responsible for corporate services, including human resources, agency space planning and facilities management, personnel and facility security, acquisition management, and centralized administrative services. Also serves as the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer advancing data, technology, and corporate business line integration.
Deputy Executive Director for Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness
The Deputy Executive Director for Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness executes OEDO responsibility for enabling successful implementation of the reorganization and embedding long-term operational improvements. This role focuses on executing the Change Management Plan, implementing the Strategic Leadership and Operational Excellence framework, and driving the behavioral and cultural changes needed to sustain results. Responsibilities include overseeing reorganization milestones, strengthening performance management processes, advancing leadership development initiatives, and ensuring effective communication and employee engagement.
Associate Director for Operations
The Associate Director for Operations (ADO) assists the EDO and Deputy EDOs in the overall planning, management, control, and coordination of the operational and administrative activities of the agency. Also serves as the agency's Performance Improvement Officer, responsible for supporting the EDO, as Chief Operating Officer, in leading performance improvement efforts across the agency; the OEDO liaison with the Government Accountability Office and the Office of the Inspector General; and the agency's Evaluation Officer, overseeing program evaluations and other evidence-building activities performed under the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act).