| Office1: | 20th Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research |
| Term Start1: | 15 January 2019 |
| Term End1: | 20 January 2021 |
| President1: | Donald Trump |
| Predecessor1: | Daniel B. Smith |
| Successor1: | Brett M. Holmgren |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
| Education: | University of South Carolina University of Maryland |
Ellen E. McCarthy is a United States intelligence officer who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research under Mike Pompeo during the administration of Donald Trump.
At the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, McCarthy was COO from 2015 until 2018. She graduated from both the University of South Carolina and the University of Maryland.[1]