Tara A. Schwetz
Tara A. Schwetz | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives of the National Institutes of Health | |
| In office October 2023 – March 2025 | |
| Principal Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health | |
Acting | |
| In office December 2021 – November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence A. Tabak |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence A. Tabak |
| Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research | |
Acting | |
| In office January 2020 – September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence A. Tabak (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Shannon Zenk |
| Associate Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health | |
| In office January 2019 – November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Courtney F. Aklin (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1983 Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse | Brian Schwetz |
| Education | Florida State University (BS) University of South Florida (PhD) |
Tara A. Schwetz (née Munn) is an American biophysicist and government administrator who serves as a deputy director of the National Institutes of Health. She previously served as Acting Principal Deputy Director.
Prior to her appointment as Acting Principal Deputy Director, she served as the Associate Deputy Director, NIH—a role she has held began in January 2019.
She joined the NIH in 2012 as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow and has held a number of positions during her time at the agency. She was placed on administrative leave in March of 2025.