Carolyn Colvin - wikipedia Carolyn Colvin Carolyn Colvin Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Acting In office January 19, 2013 -- January 20, 2017 President Barack Obama Preceded by Michael Astrue Succeeded by Nancy Berryhill ( Acting ) Personal details ( 1942 - 05 - 27 ) May 27, 1942 ( age 75 ) Arnold, Maryland, U.S. Political party Democratic Education Morgan State University ( BS, MBA ) Carolyn W. Colvin ( born May 27, 1942 in Arnold, Maryland ) was the Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration in the United States, appointed on February 14, 2013, having succeeded Michael J. Astrue. On June 20, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated her to serve as the commissioner. On September 18, 2014, the United States Senate Committee on Finance approved her nomination by a 22 -- 2 vote. Previously, she was the Deputy Commissioner, having been nominated by Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate in 2010. She had previously worked at the Social Security Administration during the 1990s. Colvin is a graduate of Morgan State University with a BS in Business Administration and an MBA. She has one son and six grandchildren. Career Colvin has had a wide range of public sector experience. Secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Resources ( 1989 -- 1994 ) Deputy Commissioner for Policy and External Affairs, Social Security Administration ( 1994 -- 1996 ) Deputy Commissioner for Programs and Policy, Social Security Administration ( 1996 -- 1998 ) Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Social Security Administration ( 1998 -- 2001 ) Director of the District of Columbia Department of Human Services ( 2001 -- 2003 ) Director of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services ( 2003 -- 2007 ) chief executive officer of AMERIGROUP Community Care of the District of Columbia ( 2007 -- 2008 ) Special Assistant to the Secretary of Maryland Department of Transportation ( 2009 -- 2011 ) References Jump up ^ `` Obama to Nominate Colvin to Lead Social Security Administration ''. Wall Street Journal. June 20, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Finance Committee Approves Carolyn Colvin for Social Security Commissioner ''. Jump up ^ `` Social Security Press Release ''. Jump up ^ `` Carolyn Colvin, Commissioner ( acting ) '' By Jody Brannon in National Journal http://www.nationaljournal.com/decision-makers/government-operations/carolyn-colvin-commissioner-acting-20130714 External links The Acting Commissioner of Social Security Carolyn W. Colvin - Former Secretaries - Department of Human Resources - Maryland Manual On - Line Political offices Preceded by Michael Astrue Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Acting 2013 -- 2017 Succeeded by Nancy Berryhill Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Winant Altmeyer Mitchell ( Acting ) Tramburg Schottland Ball Hess ( Acting ) Cardwell Wortman ( Acting ) Ross Doggette ( Acting ) Driver Doggette ( Acting ) Svahn McSteen ( Acting ) Hardy King Enoff ( Acting ) Thompson ( Acting ) Chater Callahan ( Acting ) Apfel Halter ( Acting ) Massanari ( Acting ) Barnhart McMahon ( Acting ) Astrue Colvin ( Acting ) Berryhill ( Acting ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carolyn_Colvin&oldid=795799613 '' Categories : 1942 births African - American women in politics Commissioners of the Social Security Administration Living people Maryland Democrats Morgan State University alumni Obama administration personnel People from Arnold, Maryland State cabinet secretaries of Maryland United States Department of Health and Human Services officials 21st - century women politicians Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from July 2014 Use mdy dates from December 2015 Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 August 2017, at 15 : 14. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the acting commissioner of social security
Answer: Carolyn W. Colvin