Kelly Loeffler
Administrator, Small Business Administration
Kelly Lynn Loeffler was born in November 1970 in Bloomington, Illinois. She earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She received her MBA from DePaul University. She began her career in marketing, then joined a commodity and financial service provider after her postgraduate work.
Loeffler became senior vice president of investor relations and corporate communications before she became chief executive officer of a software service provider and cryptocurrency platform. She left the position to serve in the U.S. Senate. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp appointed Loeffler to the upper chamber of Congress in December 2019. She was unsuccessful in her campaign to remain in the seat.
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Loeffler as the administrator of the Small Business Administration in December 2024. She was confirmed by the Senate in February 2025.
Loeffler is married to Jeffrey Sprecher. She is Catholic.
In the News…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has suspended 27,486 borrowers in Ohio connected to suspected fraudulent loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL).
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced at a press conference with members of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, “If you defraud federal programs at any level, we will find you, and work with law enforcement to hold you accountable.”
Administrator Loeffler cited her agency’s partnership with Vice President Vance and the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. She stated, “We are ensuring that those who defrauded pandemic relief loans — meant for legitimate small businesses — will not only lose access to our programs, they will also answer for their crimes in a court of law. We will continue to work at the federal level and on a state-by-state basis to advance accountability and recover taxpayer funds.”
Contact this Leader…
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The Honorable Kelly Loeffler, Administrator
U.S. Small Business Administration
409 3rd St SW
Washington, DC 20416
