The administrator is responsible for managing and the day-to-day operations of the agency.

The administrator is nominated by the president of the United States and must be confirmed by a vote of the Senate.

In January 2012, President Barack Obama announced that the SBA administrator would be elevated to Cabinet rank, a position it last held during the Clinton Administration.

[1][2][3] The most recent confirmed administrator was Isabel Guzman, who was nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the senate on March 16, 2021.

[4] Upon the second inauguration of Donald Trump, SBA official Everett Woodel was named acting administrator.