Chief of staff

The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the Armed Forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president, or a senior military officer, or leader of a large organization.

This article is about the leadership title. For the South Korean television series, see Chief of Staff (TV series).

In general, a chief of staff provides a buffer between a chief executive and that executive's direct-reporting team. The chief of staff generally works behind the scenes to solve problems, mediate disputes, and deal with issues before they are brought to the chief executive. Often chiefs of staff act as a confidante and advisor to the chief executive, acting as a sounding board for ideas. Ultimately the actual duties depend on the position and the people involved.

Civilian

Government

Medicine (North America)
  • The chief of staff in a hospital in the United States or Canada is the primary leader of all divisions and staff, including divisions that have chiefs as well, such as, leadership over chief of surgery, chief of obstetrics, chief of orthopedics, etc. as divisions that each are headed by a leader in that specialty. The chief of staff is a member of the medical staff, as opposed to the chief administrator, who is often a non-medical professional.

Military

In general, the positions listed below are not "chiefs of staff" as defined at the top of this page; they are the heads of the various forces/commands and tend to have subordinates that fulfill the "chief of staff" roles.

In general

In Azerbaijan

In Canada

In France

In Ghana

In Greece

In India

In Indonesia

In Ireland

In Israel

In Italy

In Pakistan

In the Philippines

In Portugal
  • Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas, CEMGFA) - operational commander of the Portuguese Armed Forces
    • Chief of Staff of the Navy (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado-Maior da Armada, CEMA) - commander of the Portuguese Navy
    • Chief of Staff of the Army (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado-Maior do Exército, CEME) - commander of the Portuguese Army
    • Chief of Staff of the Air Force (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado-Maior da Força Aérea, CEMFA) - commander of the Portuguese Air Force

In Spain

In Sri Lanka
  • Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka) - the most senior appointment in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.
    • Chief of Staff of the Army - deputy commander of the Sri Lankan Army
    • Chief of Staff of the Navy - deputy commander of the Sri Lankan Navy
    • Chief of Staff of the Air Force - deputy commander of the Sri Lankan Air Force

In the United Kingdom

The Sovereign is the Commander-in-Chief. The CDS heads the Chiefs of Staff Committee and is assisted by the Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.

In the United States
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See also
  • Chief of Defence

References
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