Director of National Intelligence

Not to be confused with Director of Central Intelligence or Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a cabinet-level United States government intelligence and security official. The position is required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Community and to direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program.

Director of National Intelligence
Seal of the director
Flag of the director
Incumbent Tulsi Gabbard since February 12, 2025
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Style	Madam Director (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Member of	Cabinet National Security Council Homeland Security Council
Reports to	President of the United States
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument	50 U.S.C. § 3023
Precursor	Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)
Formation	December 17, 2004
First holder	John Negroponte
Deputy	Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (P/DDNI)
Website	www.odni.gov

The DNI also serves as the principal advisor to the U.S. president, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council on all intelligence matters. The DNI, supported by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), produces the President's Daily Brief, a classified document including intelligence from all IC agencies, handed each morning to the president of the United States.

List of directors

Position succeeded the Director of Central Intelligence.

No.	Image	Name	Start	End	Duration	President(s)
1		Negroponte, JohnJohn Negroponte	April 21, 2005	February 13, 2007	1 year, 298 days		Bush, George W.George W. Bush (2001–2009)
2		McConnell, MikeMike McConnell	February 13, 2007	January 27, 2009	1 year, 349 days
–		Burgess, RonaldRonald Burgess Acting	January 27, 2009	January 29, 2009	2 days		Obama, BarackBarack Obama (2009–2017)
3		Blair, DennisDennis Blair	January 29, 2009	May 28, 2010	1 year, 119 days
–		Gompert, DavidDavid Gompert Acting	May 28, 2010	August 5, 2010	69 days
4		Clapper, JamesJames Clapper	August 5, 2010	January 20, 2017	6 years, 168 days
–		Dempsey, MikeMike Dempsey Acting	January 20, 2017	March 16, 2017	55 days		Trump, DonaldDonald Trump (2017–2021)
5		Coats, DanDan Coats	March 16, 2017	August 15, 2019	2 years, 152 days
–		Maguire, JosephJoseph Maguire Acting	August 15, 2019	February 20, 2020	189 days
–		Grenell, RichardRichard Grenell Acting	February 20, 2020	May 26, 2020	96 days
6		Ratcliffe, JohnJohn Ratcliffe	May 26, 2020	January 20, 2021	239 days
–		Shiao, LoraLora Shiao Acting	January 20, 2021	January 21, 2021	1 day		Biden, JoeJoe Biden (2021–2025)
7		Haines, AvrilAvril Haines	January 21, 2021	January 20, 2025	3 years, 365 days
–		Dixon, StaceyStacey Dixon Acting	January 20, 2025	January 25, 2025	5 days		Trump, DonaldDonald Trump (2025–present)
–		Shiao, LoraLora Shiao Acting	January 25, 2025	February 12, 2025	18 days
8		Gabbard, TulsiTulsi Gabbard	February 12, 2025	Incumbent	327 days

Director Of National Intelligence Media

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  John Negroponte official portrait

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  Mike McConnell, official ODNI photo portrait (cropped)

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  Dennis Blair official Director of National Intelligence portrait (cropped)

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  David Gompert official portrait (cropped)

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  James R. Clapper official portrait (cropped)

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  Official Portrait of Michael Dempsey, Deputy DNI,*Intelligence Integration

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  Dan Coats official DNI portrait (cropped)

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  Joseph Maguire official photo (cropped)

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  Richard Grenell official portrait (cropped)