Carolyn Colvin
Carolyn Colvin | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration | |
| In office November 30, 2024 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Martin O'Malley |
| Succeeded by | Michelle King (acting) |
| In office January 19, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael J. Astrue |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Berryhill (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1942 Arnold, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Morgan State University (BS, MBA) |
Carolyn W. Colvin (born May 27, 1942, in Arnold, Maryland) is an American public administrator who served as Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 2013 to 2017 and again from 2024 to 2025. 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. However, her nomination was never brought up for a vote before the full Senate.
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.