Stephanie O'Sullivan (born October 3, 1959) is a former

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(PDDNI) who was appointed to that position on February 18, 2011. She worked to assist the

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(DNI) in managing the day-to-day operations of the intelligence community. Prior to serving as PDDNI, she served as a senior leader at the

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(CIA), rising to the Associate Deputy Director of the CIA before being confirmed as the PDDNI.

Prior career

She served as the Associate Deputy Director of the CIA from December 2009 to February 2011. Before that position, Ms. O'Sullivan headed CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology for 4 years. In that role, she managed the CIA's technological innovation and support to case officer operations. In all, Ms. O'Sullivan spent over 14 years, combined in the Directorate of Science and Technology. Before the CIA, she worked in the Office of Naval Intelligence and at TRW, which is now part of Northrop Grumman.

Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence

Nomination

She was nominated by

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on January 5, 2011 at the recommendation of Director

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. On February 15, 2011, the

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voted unanimously to recommend O'Sullivan's confirmation to the

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, which later unanimously confirmed her.(2011-02-17)

Career after public service

In November 2020, O'Sullivan was named a volunteer member of the

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Education

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* 1959 births Living people Obama administration personnel People from Cape Girardeau, Missouri People of the Central Intelligence Agency United States Deputy Directors of National Intelligence {{Missouri-politician-stub