Gina Haspel

Gina Haspel
Official portrait, 2017
7th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
In office
May 21, 2018 – January 20, 2021
(Acting: April 26, 2018 – May 21, 2018)
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyVaughn Bishop
Preceded byMike Pompeo
Succeeded byWilliam J. Burns
6th Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
In office
February 2, 2017 – May 21, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDavid Cohen
Succeeded byVaughn Bishop
Director of the National Clandestine Service
Acting
In office
February 28, 2013 – May 7, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJohn Bennett
Succeeded byFrank Archibald
Personal details
Born
Gina Cheri Walker

(1956-10-01) October 1, 1956 (age 68)
Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.
Spouse
Jeff Haspel
(m. 1976; div. 1985)
EducationUniversity of Kentucky
University of Louisville (BA)
Northeastern University (Cert)
AwardsPresidential Rank Award
Donovan Award
Intelligence Medal of Merit

Gina Cheri Walker Haspel (born October 1, 1956) is an American intelligence officer who was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from May 21, 2018, to January 20, 2021. She was the agency's deputy director from 2017 to 2018 under Mike Pompeo, and became acting director on April 26, 2018, after Pompeo became U.S. secretary of state. She was later nominated and confirmed to the role, making her the first woman to become CIA director on a permanent basis.[1]

  1. ^ "Gina Haspel Sworn in as First Female CIA Director - CIA". www.cia.gov. Retrieved August 22, 2023.