Ms. C. Natalie Lui Duncan
C. Natalie Lui Duncan was named deputy assistant administrator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) Office of Management (OM) in May 2019. In collaboration with the assistant administrator, she is responsible for overseeing OM’s delivery of a full range of services in support of the agency’s employees, including acquisition, human resources, real property management, fleet management, personnel suitability, safety, physical security, information management services, emergency management and food defense. Duncan’s role supports FSIS’ Strategic Goals — 1: Prevent Foodborne Illness and Protect Public Health; 2: Transform Inspection Strategies, Policies, and Scientific Approaches to Improve Public Health; and 3: Achieve Operational Excellence.
Duncan’s career over two decades has spanned across four Cabinet-level Federal agencies and multiple industry sectors.
Previously, Duncan served as the deputy chief human capital officer of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and as the agency’s acting chief human capital officer. She also served as the national ombudsman and assistant administrator for regulatory enforcement fairness (acting) and as the deputy national ombudsman at SBA.
Upon joining USDA, Duncan served as the executive director, Executive Resources Management Division, Office of Human Resources Management. Previously, she served as a Department of Defense (DoD) highly qualified expert and as the special assistant to the commanding general, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, representing him on manpower and personnel matters at the Pentagon. Before her service with DoD, Duncan served in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as senior advisor to the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Prior to her public service, Duncan served in the Silicon Valley technology industry in progressively more senior global strategy, operations, and human capital management positions with both start-ups and established companies and served as a management consultant to Fortune 500 companies.
Duncan was awarded two degrees by Stanford University, including a Master of Arts in sociology - organizational studies and a Bachelor of Arts in history.