Lora Shiao is an American government official, currently serving as the chief operating officer[1] for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence since October 2020. She previously served as acting director of national intelligence[2] from January 25, 2025, to February 12, 2025, and had also held this position briefly from January 20–21, 2021.[3][4]
Lora Shiao | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Chief Operating Officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence | |
| Assumed office October 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Deirdre Walsh |
| Director of National Intelligence | |
| Acting January 25, 2025 – February 12, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Stacey Dixon (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Tulsi Gabbard |
| Acting January 20, 2021 – January 21, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | John Ratcliffe |
| Succeeded by | Avril Haines |
| Acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center | |
| In office April 3, 2020 – August 10, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Russell Travers (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Christopher C. Miller |
Career
editShiao served as an intelligence briefer to the United States attorney general and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2005 to 2007.[5]
She was appointed to the senior national intelligence service within the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) in May 2014. She was Deputy Director for Terrorist Identities during 2015–2016, where supported whole-of-government action in the identities intelligence mission space. As Deputy Director for Intelligence during 2016–2019, she led the NCTC's all-source analysis of the capabilities and intentions of terrorist actors worldwide to inform national policymakers and support the efforts of the intelligence community, military, law enforcement, and homeland security partners.[1]
Shiao was NCTC's Executive Director from March 2019 to April 2020, a role in which she managed the center's financial and personnel operations and helped drive information technology innovation. Shiao then served as Deputy Director of the NCTC from April to October 2020.[1] During this time, Shiao was Acting Director of the NCTC from April 3 to August 10, 2020, when she was replaced by Christopher C. Miller.[1][6][7]
Shiao was named Chief Operating Officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in October 2020. In this capacity, Shiao was responsible for the strategic management of the ODNI, including corporate governance, financial operations, information management, information technology, security and counterintelligence, continuity of operations, facilities and logistics, and talent management.[1]
References
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- ^ "President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions". The White House. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ "Leadership". 2021-01-20. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "President Joe Biden Announces Acting Federal Agency Leadership". January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lora Shio Biography" (PDF). odni.gov. 2022-01-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "DNI Ratcliffe Welcomes Chris Miller as NCTC Director" (Press release). ODNI. August 10, 2020. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
'"I am pleased today to have sworn in Chris Miller as NCTC Director.'
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Schmitt, Eric (2020-03-21). "Top U.S. Intelligence Official Taps New Counterterrorism Chief". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
