Elinore McCance-Katz

Elinore F. McCance-Katz is an American physician, academic, and government official who served as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Mental Health and Substance Use from 2017 to 2021. Prior to assuming her current role, she was the chief medical officer for the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals and a professor at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University. Her nomination was supported by the American Psychiatric Association, which released a statement saying "Dr. McCance-Katz has a wealth of experience in academic and public sector settings in addressing mental health and substance use disorders."

McCance-Katz resigned in the wake of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, on January 7, 2021.

After her 2021 resignation, McCance-Katz was hired into a senior civil service job by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Provided by Wikipedia