David Shedd | |
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%2c_David_R._Shedd.JPG) Official DIA portrait of Deputy Director Shedd | |
| Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Acting | |
| In office August 7, 2014 – January 23, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Doug Wise |
| Preceded by | Michael T. Flynn |
| Succeeded by | Vincent R. Stewart |
| Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency | |
| In office August 1, 2010 – August 7, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Director | Ronald L. Burgess Jr. Michael Flynn |
| Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Policy, Plans, and Requirements | |
| In office May 1, 2007 – August 1, 2010 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Robert Cardillo |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University Geneva College |
David R. Shedd is a retired U.S. intelligence officer whose final post was as the acting Director of theDefense Intelligence Agency.[1] He is a formerCentral Intelligence Agency operative.
Shedd holds a B.A. degree fromGeneva College, and a M.A. degree from Georgetown University’sEdmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service inLatin American studies. From 1984 to 1993, he was posted overseas in the U.S. embassies in Costa Rica and Mexico.[2] He has held a variety of senior management assignments including Chief of Congressional Liaison at the Central Intelligence Agency.[2]
Shedd served from May 2007 to August 2010 as the DeputyDirector of National Intelligence (DNI) for Policy, Plans, and Requirements,[3] where he oversaw the formulation and implementation of major Intelligence Community (IC) policies from information sharing and IC authorities to analytic standards, among others.[4] In particular, he led the review ofExecutive Order 12333, the foundational U.S. intelligence policy, which was revised by President George W. Bush in July 2008.[4] Shedd also developed and implemented a National Intelligence Strategy,[3] published in August 2009 for the IC and led strategic planning efforts to determine intelligence priorities for the IC and the nation.[4]
From May 2005 to April 2007, Shedd served as Chief of Staff and, later, Acting Director of the Intelligence Staff to the Director of National Intelligence.[5] Before the creation of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Shedd held intelligence policy positions at theNational Security Council (NSC) from February 2001 to May 2005.[4] He served most recently as the NSC’s Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs and Reform. Shedd helped implement intelligence reform stemming from the 9/11 Commission report in July 2004,[5] the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Commission’s report to the President in March 2005.[4]
Shedd was named Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in August 2010.[3] In this capacity, he assisted the Director’s management of more than 16,500 employees worldwide.[4]
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| Preceded by | Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Acting 2014–2015 | Succeeded by |