Lora Shiao

Lora Shiao
Official portrait, 2019
Chief Operating Officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Assumed office
October 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Preceded byDeirdre Walsh
Director of National Intelligence
Acting
January 25, 2025  February 12, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byStacey Dixon (acting)
Succeeded byTulsi Gabbard
Acting
January 20, 2021  January 21, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJohn Ratcliffe
Succeeded byAvril Haines
Acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
In office
April 3, 2020  August 10, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRussell Travers (acting)
Succeeded byChristopher C. Miller

Lora Shiao is an American government official, currently serving as the chief operating officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence since October 2020. She briefly served as acting director of national intelligence from January 25, 2025, to February 12, 2025, and had also held this position for a short time from January 20–21, 2021.