Lora Shiao

Lora Shiao is an American intelligence officer serving as the chief operating officer of the Office of the director of National Intelligence.^[1] She served as the acting director of National Intelligence for one day; from January 20, 2021, to January 21, 2021.^[2][3]

Lora Shiao
Chief Operating Officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2020
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	Deirdre Walsh
Director of National Intelligence
Acting
In office January 20, 2021 – January 21, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	John Ratcliffe
Succeeded by	Avril Haines
Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
Acting
In office April 3, 2020 – August 10, 2020
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Russell Travers (acting)
Succeeded by	Christopher C. Miller

Career

Shiao served as an intelligence briefer to the Attorney General and FBI Director from 2005 to 2007.^[4] She was appointed to the senior national intelligence service within the National Counterterrorism Center (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.^[1] Shiao was acting director of the NCTC from April 3, 2020, to August 10, 2020, when she was replaced by Christopher C. Miller.^[1][5][6]

Shiao was named chief operating officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (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.

References

1. "Chief Operating Officer". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Retrieved 2021-01-20. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Leadership". 2021-01-20. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
3. "President Joe Biden Announces Acting Federal Agency Leadership". January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
4. "Lora Shio Biography" (PDF). odni.gov. 2022-01-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
5. "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.
6. 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.