William Evanina | |
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Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center | |
In office June 2, 2014 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Bear Bryant (National Counterintelligence Executive) |
Succeeded by | Michael Orlando (acting) Michael C. Casey |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Peckville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | Wilkes University (BPA) Arcadia University (MA) |
William R. Evanina (born 1967) is an American national security official who served as director of the United States National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC)[1][2] until his January 2021 resignation.[3] As director of the NCSC he was the head of national counterintelligence for the U.S. Government.[4] Evanina previously served as director of the Office of the national counterintelligence executive (ONCIX) before it transitioned into the NCSC. Prior to his service as national counterintelligence executive, he was the chief of the Counterespionage Group for the Central Intelligence Agency. He gained his initial law enforcement experience as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[1]