| Stephanie O'Sullivan | |
| Office: | Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence |
| President: | Barack Obama |
| 1Blankname: | Director |
| 1Namedata: | James R. Clapper |
| Term Start: | February 18, 2011 |
| Term End: | January 20, 2017 |
| Successor: | Susan M. Gordon |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education: | Missouri University of Science and Technology (BS) |
Stephanie O'Sullivan (born October 3, 1959)[1] is a former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI) who was appointed to that position on February 18, 2011. She worked to assist the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in managing the day-to-day operations of the intelligence community.[2] [3] Prior to serving as PDDNI, she served as a senior leader at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), rising to the Associate Deputy Director of the CIA before being confirmed as the PDDNI.[4]
She served as the Associate Deputy Director of the CIA from December 2009 to February 2011. Before that position, Ms. O'Sullivan headed CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology for 4 years. In that role, she managed the CIA's technological innovation and support to case officer operations. In all, Ms. O'Sullivan spent over 14 years, combined in the Directorate of Science and Technology. Before the CIA, she worked in the Office of Naval Intelligence and at TRW, which is now part of Northrop Grumman.
She was nominated by President Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, at the recommendation of Director James R. Clapper. On February 15, 2011, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted unanimously to recommend O'Sullivan's confirmation to the Senate, which later unanimously confirmed her.[5]
In November 2020, O'Sullivan was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the United States Intelligence Community.[6]