Lora Shiao
Profile
Lora Shiao is an American intelligence officer who served in several high-level positions within the United States intelligence community. She held the role of Chief Operating Officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and served as the Acting Director of National Intelligence on two brief occasions in 2021 and 2025. Throughout her career, Shiao held significant leadership roles at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), including Deputy Director for Intelligence and Executive Director. Her work focused on terrorist identities, all-source intelligence analysis, and the strategic management of financial and personnel operations within the intelligence sector.
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- Career
- Intelligence briefer to the United States Attorney General and FBI Director; Deputy Director for Terrorist Identities at NCTC; Deputy Director for Intelligence at NCTC; Executive Director of NCTC; Deputy Director of NCTC
