Biography

Louis V. Choporis is the chief of the Ethics and Management Analysis Branch (EMAB) within NCATS' Office of Administrative Management (OAM), where — since October 2023 — he oversees the center's Ethics Program. He also implements NIH-wide standards and oversight in the areas of Workforce, Risk, Emergency and Records Management. EMAB also provides effective business data, information and solutions on various other management/administrative initiatives that help NCATS achieve its biomedical research mission.

Since joining NCATS in 2018, Choporis has assumed responsibility for many of the center's organizational development programs and initiatives, including leadership development and training; diversity, equity and inclusion; workforce planning; and OAM strategic planning. He combines a human-centered approach with change management principles to create novel solutions to workplace engagement and workforce development challenges.

Choporis joined NIH in 2013 as a Pathways student intern in the Office of the Director within the Office of Extramural Research. After graduation, he moved to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, where he served as special assistant to the executive officer. In 2016, he was accepted into the NIH Management Intern Program, a highly-competitive, self-directed, two-year leadership development program. This experience allowed him to rotate through multiple NIH institutes and centers, expanding his knowledge of the administrative functions that support the NIH mission.

Choporis holds a master’s degree from George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education & Human Development.

Professional Interests

As a graduate of the NIH Management Intern Program, Choporis continues to seek opportunities to give back and support the development of emerging leaders in and out of the program. He is intrigued by the nexus between individual growth, organizational learning and mission success. He believes that the key to sustainable organizational strategies is an emphasis on promoting individual human flourishing.