Susan M. Gordon

Ms. Gordon was sworn in as the fifth Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence in August 2017 and served in that role until August 2019. In that capacity, Ms. Gordon was a key advisor to the President and National Security Council and provided leadership to the 17-member Intelligence Community (IC). In particular, she focused on advancing intelligence integration across the IC, expanding outreach and partnerships, and driving innovation across the community. Ms. Gordon served as the Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from 2015 to 2017. In this role, she provided leadership to the agency and managed the National System of Geospatial Intelligence. She drove NGA’s transformation to meet the challenges of a 21st century intelligence agency.

Prior to her assignment with the NGA, Ms. Gordon served for 27 years at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), rising to senior executive positions in each of the agency’s then four directorates: operations, analysis, science and technology, and support. In 1998, Ms. Gordon led the effort that culminated in the formation of In-Q-Tel. Ms. Gordon serves as a board member of Blacksky Technology Inc., a publicly traded corporation, as well as Avantus Federal, OneWeb Technologies, and Freedom Consulting, each a private corporation. She also serves as a university fellow and advises private companies in the areas of technology, strategy, and leadership. Ms. Gordon has been recognized for her creative executive leadership through numerous government and industry awards.