Shelby L. Pierson
Shelby Pierson is a former senior Intelligence Community executive with deep expertise in geospatial intelligence, emerging technology, and global national security issues. She served as Director of Analysis at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and previously as National Intelligence Manager for Russia at ODNI, advising senior policymakers on a range of complex global threats. Her experience includes extensive work in space-based collection, advanced analytics, and countering adversarial denial and deception. She currently advises defense and technology firms on AI, commercial data, and the future of intelligence and national security operations.
Author's NoteIn our first paper, DNI Day One: Three Strategic Decisions for National Security Evolution, we identified three challenges confronting the next Director of National Intelligence: [...] More
Authors’ Note:This paper is intended to frame a discussion, not settle one.Too often, debates about intelligence reform begin with organizational charts and predetermined solutions. We believe the [...] More
