Avril Haines

Avril Haines
Official portrait, 2021
7th Director of National Intelligence
Incumbent
Assumed office January 21, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Stacey Dixon
Preceded by	John Ratcliffe
27th United States Deputy National Security Advisor
In office January 11, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Leader	Susan Rice
Preceded by	Antony Blinken
Succeeded by	K. T. McFarland
4th Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
In office August 9, 2013 – January 10, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Director	John Brennan
Preceded by	Michael Morell
Succeeded by	David S. Cohen
Personal details
Born	Avril Danica Haines (1969-08-27) August 27, 1969 (age 54) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	David Davighi
Parent	Thomas H. Haines (father)
Education	University of Chicago (BA) Georgetown University (JD)
Avril Haines's voice Avril Haines testifies on Russia at a House Intelligence Committee hearing on global threats Recorded March 8, 2022

Avril Danica Haines (born August 27, 1969) is an American lawyer and senior government official who serves as the director of national intelligence in the Biden administration.^[1] She is the first woman to serve in this role. Haines previously served as Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Obama administration. Prior to her appointment to the CIA, she served as Deputy Counsel to the President for National Security Affairs in the Office of White House Counsel.