The deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA) is a statutory office (50 U.S.C. § 3037) and the second-highest official of the Central Intelligence Agency.

1 day ago · Today, Michael Ellis was sworn in as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Deputy Director Ellis previously held a variety of senior national security positions, including General Counsel of the National Security Agency, Senior Director for Intelligence Programs at the National Security Council, and General Counsel of the House ...

David Samuel Cohen (born June 11, 1963) is an American attorney who served as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2021 to 2025, previously holding the position from February 9, 2015 to January 20, 2017.

Jan 23, 2025 · The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), formally created in 1947, is the principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the U.S. government. The CIA is headed by a director and deputy director, only one of whom may be a military officer.

Gina Haspel joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the waning days of the Cold War, and for the past three decades she quietly devoted herself to serving on the front lines of the Agency’s mission.

David S. Cohen was sworn-in yesterday to serve as the Agency’s Deputy Director, a position he held previously from 2015 to 2017. While awaiting the Senate confirmation of Ambassador William J. Burns as CIA Director, Cohen will also serve as Acting Director:

13 hours ago · Ellis held other senior national security positions in the U.S. government, including senior director for intelligence programs at the National Security Council and general counsel of the House ...

The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is appointed by the president with Senate confirmation and reports directly to the director of national intelligence (DNI); in practice, the CIA director interfaces with the director of national intelligence (DNI), Congress, and the White House, while the deputy director (DD/CIA) is the ...

David Cohen is the Deputy Director and currently the Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He also served as the Deputy Director of the CIA under the Obama administration between 2015-2017, succeeding Avril Haine, who’s the …

Jan 19, 2021 · As Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Arlington, VA – On January 15, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he will nominate former NSI Advisory Board member David Cohen to serve as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).