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Chronology of NIMH Directors

NameIn Office FromTo
Andrea Beckel-Mitchener (Acting)2025Present
Shelli A. Avenevoli20242025
Joshua A. Gordon20162024
Bruce N. Cuthbert (Acting)20152016
Thomas R. Insel20022015
Richard K. Nakamura (Acting)20012002
Steven E. Hyman19962001
Rex William Cowdry (Acting)19941996
Frederick K. Goodwin19921994
Alan I. Leshner (Acting)19901992
Lewis L. Judd19881990
Frank J. Sullivan (Acting)19861988
Shervert H. Frazier19841986
Larry Silver (Acting)19841984
Herbert Pardes19781984
Francis N. Waldrop (Acting)19771978
Bertram S. Brown19701977
Stanley F. Yolles19641970
Robert H. Felix19491964

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