Since the creation of the OECD in 1961, when it took over from the OEEC, the following people have occupied the position of OECD Secretary-General and Deputy Secretaries-General.
Current Secretary-General and Deputy Secretaries-General
| Nationality | Dates |
Mathias CORMANN - Secretary-General | Australia | Since 06/2021 |
| Yoshiki TAKEUCHI - Deputy Secretary-General | Japan | Since 11/2021 |
| Fabrizia LAPECORELLA - Deputy Secretary-General | Italy | Since 04/2023 |
| Mary Beth GOODMAN - Deputy Secretary-General | United States | Since 04/2024 |
Former Secretaries-General | ||
Mexico | 06/2006 - 05/2021 | |
Canada | 06/1996 - 06/2006 | |
| Jean-Claude PAYE | France | 10/1984 - 05/1996 |
| Emile VAN LENNEP | Netherlands | 10/1969 - 09/1984 |
| Thorkil KRISTENSEN | Denmark | 09/1961 - 09/1969 |
Former Deputy Secretaries-General | ||
Kerri-Ann JONES | United States | 07/2022 - 09/2023 |
Jeffrey SCHLAGENHAUF | United States | 05/2019 - 06/2022 |
Masamichi KONO | Japan | 08/2017 - 10/2021 |
Ludger SCHUKNECHT | Germany | 09/2018 - 09/2020 |
Mari KIVINIEMI | Finland | 08/2014 - 11/2018 |
Douglas FRANTZ | United States | 11/2015 - 10/2017 |
Rintaro TAMAKI | Japan | 08/2011 - 07/2017 |
Stefan KAPFERER | Germany | 10/2014 - 04/2016 |
William C. DANVERS | United States | 09/2013 - 08/2015 |
Yves LETERME | Belgium | 12/2011 - 06/2014 |
Pier Carlo PADOAN | Italy | 06/2007 - 02/2014 |
Richard A. BOUCHER | United States | 11/2009 - 08/2013 |
Aart DE GEUS | Netherlands | 03/2007 - 08/2011 |
Mario AMANO | Japan | 06/2007 - 07/2011 |
Thelma ASKEY | United States | 05/2007 - 04/2009 |
Kiyotaka AKASAKA | Japan | 08/2003 - 03/2007 |
Richard E. HECKLINGER | United States | 01/2002 - 12/2006 |
Berglind ÁSGEIRSDÓTTIR | Iceland | 09/2002 - 09/2006 |
Seiichi KONDO | Japan | 09/1999 - 07/2003 |
Sally SHELTON-COLBY | United States | 10/1999 - 01/2001 |
Herwig SCHLÖGL | Germany | 07/1998 - 06/2006 |
Thorvald MOE | Norway | 01/1998 - 01/2002 |
Kumiharu SHIGEHARA | Japan | 05/1997 - 08/1999 |
Joanna R. SHELTON | United States | 10/1995 - 10/1999 |
Salvatore ZECCHINI | Italy | 01/1996 - 12/1996 |
Makoto TANIGUCHI | Japan | 02/1990 - 12/1996 |
Robert A. CORNELL | United States | 10/1988 - 09/1995 |
Pierre VINDE | Sweden | 05/1985 - 07/1996 |
Jacob M. MYERSON | United States | 09/1980 - 09/1988 |
Paul LEMERLE | France | 03/1980 - 04/1985 |
Charles G. WOOTTON | United States | 01/1974 - 07/1980 |
Gerard ELDIN | France | 01/1970 - 03/1980 |
Benson Lane TIMMONS | United States | 11/1967 - 12/1974 |
Michael HARRIS | United States | 09/1963 - 11/1967 |
Jean COTTIER | France | 09/1961 - 12/1969 |
Charles Wallace ADAIR | United States | 09/1961 - 09/1963 |