Joanne O'Rourke Isham is an espionage and security expert from the United States. She is a former member of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and currently involved in geospatial intelligence.
Biography
Isham graduated from the University of Notre Dame in the mid 1970s. She started working in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) at the age of 20 doing background checks. Isham was Director of Congressional Affairs at the CIA during the Aldrich Ames spy case, Associate Deputy Director for the CIA's Directorate for Science and Technology, and Deputy Director of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency from November 2003 to April 2006. In addition, she was the Deputy Director of National Imagery and Mapping Agency from September 2001 to October 2003.
Isham retired from the CIA in 2006 as a member of the Senior Intelligence Service, and a career officer at the Central Intelligence Agency, which she had joined in 1977.
In August 2017, she joined defense technology firm Polaris Alpha's advisory board.
Accolades
Isham was awarded CIA's Distinguished Intelligence Medal by Director John Deutch on March 18, 1995; in recognition for her outstanding leadership and management of the Office of Congressional Affairs.
She was awarded the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement. She also received the Director’s Award in recognition of extraordinary service.
References
- ^ Bell, Peter (15 July 2006). "Consulting Game". National Journal. 38 (28): 76 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Combest, Larry (26 March 1996). "Honoring Joanne O'Rourke Isham, Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "DCI Appoints Deputy Director for Science and Technology". CIA. 12 January 2000. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Historical Handbook of NGA Leaders" (PDF). Federation of American Scientists. Office of Corporate Communications.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Sensing and Supporting Communications Capabilities for Special Operations Forces: Abbreviated Version. National Academies Press. 2009. p. 7. ISBN 9780309137607.
- Wilkers, Ross (August 15, 2017). "Polaris Alpha adds government vets Isham, Muller to advisory board". Washington Technology.
- Edwards, Jane (16 August 2017). "Former Govt Execs Joanne Isham, Henry Muller Named to Polaris Alpha's Advisory Board - GovCon Wire". GovCon Wire. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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