John Sherman (intelligence)

John Sherman is an American intelligence official who has since January 20, 2021 served as the Acting Chief Information Officer at the Department of Defense.[1] Prior to that, he served from June 2020 to January 2021 as the Principal Deputy DOD Chief Information Officer.[2] Between 2017 and 2020 he served as Associate Director and Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community (IC) at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.[3]

John Sherman
John Sherman
Acting Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense
Assumed office
January 20, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDana Deasy
Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense
In office
June 8, 2020 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byEssye Miller
Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer
In office
September 11, 2017 – June 8. 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJennifer Kron (acting)
Succeeded byMichael Waschull (acting)
Personal details
Alma materTexas A&M University, University of Houston,

Sherman was formerly the deputy director of CIA's Open Source Enterprise (OSE). Before that, he served in several senior executive positions at NGA, dealing with analysis, collection, homeland security, organizational strategy, and international affairs.

Previously, Sherman was the principal deputy national intelligence officer for military issues on the National Intelligence Council, and as a White House Situation Room duty officer. He began his IC career in 1997 as a CIA imagery analyst assigned to the former National Imagery and Mapping Agency, now known as NGA.

Sherman graduated from Texas A&M University with a BA in history. He also earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Houston. Following graduation from Texas A&M, he was a US Army Air Defense officer in the 24th Infantry Division. He is a graduate of the Department of Defense CAPSTONE course, ODNI's "Leading the IC" course, and the CIA Director's Seminar.

Sherman has been awarded the Meritorious Presidential Rank, the Intelligence Medal of Merit, NGA's Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, and Canada's Chief of Defense Intelligence Medallion. He is married with two grown children.[4]

References
  1. "John Sherman Named Acting DOD CIO - Potomac Officers Club". potomacofficersclub.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "Department of Defense appoints John Sherman as acting CIO". IT PRO. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. "IC CIO John Sherman on Being an Effective Senior Leader". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "CIO Bio" (PDF). www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
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