Stacey Angela Dixon[1] (born January 9, 1971)[2] is an American mechanical engineer and intelligence official and Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence in the Biden Administration since August 4, 2021.[3][4]
Stacey Dixon | |
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| 6th Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence | |
| Assumed office August 4, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Neil Wiley |
| 8th Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | |
| In office July 2019 – August 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Succeeded by | Tonya Wilkerson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1971 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BS) Georgia Tech (MS, PhD) |
Education
editDixon earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Stanford University in 1993, followed by a Master of Science in 1995 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 2000 in the same from Georgia Tech.[2][5] Her doctoral thesis was entitled Biomechanical analysis of coronary arteries using a complementary energy model and designed experiments.[1] She completed a chemical engineering postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering.[6]
Career
editAs an undergraduate, Dixon was an intern at Nokia Bell Labs. From 2003 to 2007, she worked at the Central Intelligence Agency, where she was detailed to the advanced systems and technology directorate of the National Reconnaissance Office. From 2007 to 2010, Dixon was a staffer on the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. She then joined the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and, between 2010 and 2016, served sequentially as chief of congressional and intergovernmental affairs, deputy director of corporate communications, and deputy director of NGA's research directorate. Dixon then served as the deputy director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity from 2016 to 2018 and director from 2018 to July 2019, when she became the eighth deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.[7][8][3][9][10]
Dixon is also a presidentially-appointed member of the Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, an appointed NGA Liaison to the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Board of Directors and Spelman College Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM Leadership Advisory Board.[10]
President Joe Biden announced plans to nominate then-NGA Deputy Director Dixon for the position of principal deputy director of national intelligence on April 21, 2021.[9][11] She was confirmed by voice vote on August 3 and received praise from Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines.[3][4][12] She was sworn in on August 4, 2021[13] and is the highest-ranking Black woman in the intelligence community.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b Dixon, Stacey Angela (February 2000). "Biomechanical analysis of coronary arteries using a complementary energy model and designed experiments". Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ a b "Questionnaire for Completion by Presidential Nominees" (PDF). Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate. May 7, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ a b c Collins, Carol (August 4, 2021). "Stacey Dixon Confirmed as ODNI Principal Deputy Director; Avril Haines Quoted". Executive Gov. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "PN458 — Stacey A. Dixon — Office of the Director of National Intelligence". congress.gov. United States Congress. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Dixon Promoted to Director of IARPA". George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations for National Security". The White House. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ "White House Nominates Stacey Dixon for Principal Deputy Director in ODNI". www.meritalk.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ Intelligence, Office of the Director of National; Admin. "Dr. Stacey Dixon". www.intelligence.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ a b "DNI HAINES STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT'S INTENT TO NOMINATE DR. STACEY DIXON AS PDDNI" (Press release). ODNI. April 21, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Biden Nominates NGA Deputy Director Stacey Dixon to Be No. 2 at ODNI – Homeland Security Today". Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ Barnes, Julian E. (April 21, 2021). "Biden picks technology expert and first Black woman to be the No. 2 U.S. intelligence official". The New York Times. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ Haines, Avril (August 3, 2021). "DNI HAINES STATEMENT ON SENATE CONFIRMATION OF DR. STACEY DIXON AS PRINCIPAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Deputy Director of National Intelligence". www.odni.gov. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "FACT SHEET: 100 Days In, Biden-Harris Administration Makes History with Presidential Appointees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 29, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.