Director of National Intelligence

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

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 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.

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		John Negroponte	April 21, 2005	February 13, 2007	1 year, 298 days		George W. Bush (2001–2009)
2		Mike McConnell	February 13, 2007	January 27, 2009	1 year, 349 days
–		Ronald Burgess Acting	January 27, 2009	January 29, 2009	2 days		Barack Obama (2009–2017)
3		Dennis Blair	January 29, 2009	May 28, 2010	1 year, 119 days
–		David Gompert Acting	May 28, 2010	August 5, 2010	69 days
4		James Clapper	August 5, 2010	January 20, 2017	6 years, 168 days
–		Mike Dempsey Acting	January 20, 2017	March 16, 2017	55 days		Donald Trump (2017–2021)
5		Dan Coats	March 16, 2017	August 15, 2019	2 years, 152 days
–		Joseph Maguire Acting	August 15, 2019	February 20, 2020	189 days
–		Richard Grenell Acting	February 20, 2020	May 26, 2020	96 days
6		John Ratcliffe	May 26, 2020	January 20, 2021	239 days
–		Lora Shiao Acting	January 20, 2021	January 21, 2021	1 day		Joe Biden (2021–2025)
7		Avril Haines	January 21, 2021	January 20, 2025	3 years, 365 days
–		Stacey Dixon Acting	January 20, 2025	January 25, 2025	5 days		Donald Trump (2025–present)
–		Lora Shiao Acting	January 25, 2025	February 12, 2025	18 days
8		Tulsi Gabbard	February 12, 2025	Incumbent	1 year, 5 days