Susan M. Gordon

Sue Gordon
Official portrait, 2017
5th Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
In office
August 7, 2017  August 15, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
DirectorDan Coats
Preceded byStephanie O'Sullivan (as Principal Deputy Director)
Succeeded byAndrew P. Hallman (as Acting Principal Executive)
Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
In office
January 1, 2015  August 9, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byMichael Rodrigue
Succeeded byJustin Poole
Personal details
BornKnoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationDuke University (BS)

Susan M. Gordon served as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence from August 7, 2017 until August 15, 2019. Prior to assuming that role, she was the Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), having assumed the position on January 1, 2015. Before joining the NGA, she served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency's Information Operations Center and senior cyber adviser to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Gordon worked for the CIA for over 25 years.