Lora Shiao is an American intelligence officer serving as the

chief operating officer A chief operating officer or chief operations officer, also called a COO, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, composing part of the "C-suite". The COO is usually the second-in-command at the firm, especially if t ...

of the

Office of the Director of National Intelligence The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a senior, cabinet-level United States government official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Comm ...

. She served as the Acting

Director of National Intelligence The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a senior, cabinet-level United States government official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Commu ...

from January 20, 2021 to January 21, 2021.

Career

Shiao was appointed to the senior national intelligence service within the

National Counterterrorism Center The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is a United States government organization responsible for national and international counterterrorism efforts. It is based in Liberty Crossing, a modern complex near Tysons Corner in McLean, Virginia ...

(NCTC) in May 2014. She has held several leadership and analytic management positions. As deputy director for terrorist identities from 2015 to 2016, she supported whole-of government action in the identities intelligence mission space. As the deputy director for intelligence from 2016 to 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 IC, military, law enforcement, and homeland security partners. 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 served as the deputy director of the NCTC from April to October 2020. Shiao was acting director of the NCTC from April 3, 2020, to August 10, 2020, when she was replaced by

Christopher C. Miller Christopher Charles Miller (born October 15, 1965) is an American retired United States Army Special Forces colonel who served as acting United States secretary of defense from November 9, 2020, to January 20, 2021. He previously served as Direc ...

. Shiao was named

of the

(ODNI) in October 2020. In this capacity, Shiao is responsible for the strategic management of the ODNI, including corporate governance, financial operations, information technology, security and counterintelligence, and talent management. Shiao has experience with including counterterrorism, China, fostering a corporate culture of workforce engagement, and professional development.

References

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