Stephanie O'Sullivan Director

Ms. Stephanie O’Sullivan served as the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence at Office of the Director of National Intelligence from Feb 2011 – Jan 2017. Ms. O’Sullivan focused on the operations of the ODNI and the Intelligence Community (IC), as well as IC integration initiatives and resource challenges. Before this assignment she served as the Associate Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) where she worked with the Director and Deputy Director in the overall leadership of the Agency, with emphasis on day-to-day management of the organization. 

Prior to becoming Associate Deputy Director of the CIA, Ms. O’Sullivan for four years led the CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T) – the part of the Agency responsible for developing and deploying innovative technology in support of intelligence collection and analysis. In her career, she held various management positions in the CIA’s DS&T, where her responsibilities included systems acquisition and research and development in fields ranging from power sources to biotechnology. Ms. O’Sullivan joined the CIA in 1995 after working for the Office of Naval Intelligence and TRW.

After retiring in 2017, Ms. O’Sullivan has served on a number of corporate and advisory boards, charitable foundations, and academic organizations continuing to focus on national security, research and STEM education.