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Sue Gordon
U.S. National Intelligence Deputy Director (former)Susan M. Gordon is the former principal deputy director of National Intelligence, a longstanding and respected leader within the nation’s Intelligence Community. Well-versed in issues of global risk, technology, and cybersecurity, Gordon has spent more than 30 years in public service roles. She served from 2017-2019 as principal deputy director of National Intelligence at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, where she advised the President on intelligence matters and provided operational leadership of the agencies and organizations composing the U.S. Intelligence Community. She focused on advancing intelligence integration, expanding outreach and partnerships, and driving innovation.
Gordon also served as deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). She helped lead the NGA through a transformation to adapt to emergent challenges, spearheading agile decision-making, modernization of the information environment, and the expansion of geospatial intelligence services to the open marketplace.
Gordon served for 29 years at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), rising to senior executive positions and serving as a champion for the LGBTQ community. She also led the establishment of In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture arm.