Central Intelligence Agency
Coordinator of Information
Major General William Joseph “Wild Bill” Donovan
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1883; d. February 8 1959.
1941 – 1942
Director of the Office of Strategic Services
Major General William Joseph “Wild Bill” Donovan
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1883; d. February 8 1959.
1942 – 1945
Director of Central Intelligence
General Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1895; d. August 9 1961
Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1942. Promoted to Major General, 1942. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1944. Promoted to General, 1951.
1950 – 1953
Allen Welsh Dulles
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1893; d. January 29 1969.
1953 – 1961
James Rodney Schlesinger
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1929; d. March 27 2014.
1973
Vernon Anthony Walters (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1917; d. February 10 2002.
1973
William Egan Colby
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1920; d. May 6 1996.
1973 – 1976
George Herbert Walker Bush
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.
1976 – 1977
Enno Henry Knoche (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1925; d. July 9 2020.
1977
Stansfield Turner
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1923; d. January 18 2018.
1977 – 1981
William Joseph Casey
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1913; d. May 6 1987.
1981 – 1987
William Hedgcock Webster
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1924; d. August 8 2025.
1987 – 1991
Robert Michael Gates
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1943.
1991 – 1993
George John Tenet (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1953.
1996 – 1997
George John Tenet
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1953.
1997 – 2004
Porter Johnston Goss
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1938.
2004 – 2005
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Porter Johnston Goss
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1938.
2005 – 2006
Leon Edward Panetta
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1938.
2009 – 2011
David Howell Petraeus
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1952.
2011 – 2012
Gina Cheri Walker Haspel
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1956.
2018 – 2021
William Joseph Burns
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1956.
2021 – 2025
John Lee Ratcliffe
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1965.
2025 – present
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Allen Welsh Dulles
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1893; d. January 29 1969.
1951 – 1953
Vernon Anthony Walters
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1917; d. February 10 2002.
1972 – 1976
Enno Henry Knoche
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1925; d. July 9 2020.
1976 – 1977
Frank Charles Carlucci III
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1930; d. June 3 2018.
1978 – 1981
Robert Michael Gates
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1943.
1986 – 1989
Richard James Kerr
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1935.
1989 – 1992
George John Tenet
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1953.
1995 – 1997
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Gina Cheri Walker Haspel
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1956.
2017 – 2018
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Operations
William Egan Colby
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 4 1920; d. May 6 1996.
1973
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Plans
Allen Welsh Dulles
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1893; d. January 29 1969.
1951
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Director of National Intelligence
James Robert Clapper, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1941.
2010 – 2017
Daniel Ray “Dan” Coats
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1943.
2017 – 2019
John Lee Ratcliffe
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1965.
2020 – 2021
Tulsi Gabbard
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1981.
2025 – present
Office of Strategic Services
Director of the Office of Strategic Services
Allen Welsh Dulles
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1893; d. January 29 1969.
1942 – 1945