Susan M. Gordon

Sue Gordon
5th Principal Deputy DNI
In office
August 7, 2017 – August 15, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
DirectorDan Coats
Preceded byStephanie O'Sullivan
Succeeded byNeil Wiley
Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
In office
January 1, 2015 – August 9, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byMichael Rodrigue
Succeeded byJustin Poole
Personal details
BornKnoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationDuke University (BS)

Susan M. Gordon served as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence until August 15, 2019.[1][2] Prior to assuming that role, she was the Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), having assumed the position on January 1, 2015.[3] Before joining the NGA, she served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency's Information Operations Center and senior cyber adviser to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[4] Gordon worked for the CIA for over 25 years.[5]

  1. ^ "Principal Deputy DNI". www.dni.gov.
  2. ^ "Top intelligence official Sue Gordon leaving her post same day as boss". www.cbsnews.com. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  3. ^ "Sue Gordon, Deputy Director". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Hoffman, Mary-Louise (June 30, 2017). "NGA Deputy Director Susan Gordon Nominated to Fill ODNI No. 2 Post". ExecutiveGov. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ Chappellet-Lanier, Tajha (June 29, 2017). "Sue Gordon nominated to be principal deputy director of national intelligence". FedScoop. Retrieved 9 August 2017.