Office of the Director

The Office of the Director, Office of the Associate Director for Policy

• provides strategic advice to CDC leadership on overall agency direction and priorities, and drives CDC towards actions to reduce leading preventable causes of morbidity and mortality;
• ensures organizational effectiveness in policy or strategy across the agency;
• ensures capacity throughout CDC for policy and strategy;
• leads the development and management of policy agendas with federal agencies and other organizations;
• establishes strategy and maintains relations with key organizations and individuals working on relevant policies or legislation;
• provides technical and scientific support to the National Prevention Council for the National Prevention Strategy.

Andrew S. Rein is CDC's Associate Director for Policy.