Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton

Joan Dempsey was elected Vice President at Booz Allen and Hamilton in 2005. Previously, she served two years as the Executive Director of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) having been appointed to that position by President Bush in July 2003. In May 1998, Joan was confirmed by the Senate to serve as the first Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management, a position she held until her appointment to the PFIAB.

Joan spent 17 years in the Department of Defense in various positions, to include, Deputy Director of Intelligence at the Defense Intelligence Agency, Director of the General Defense Intelligence Program, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. She began her federal civilian service in 1983 as a Presidential Management Intern in the Office of Naval Intelligence. She also has served as a naval reserve officer since 1984 and was on active duty as a US Navy cryptologic technician in the 1970’s.

Joan was the recipient in 2004 of the Security Affairs Support Association William O. Baker Award. She also was granted an honorary doctorate in 2004 from the Joint Military Intelligence College. She is a recipient of the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement, the Intelligence Community Seal Medallion, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award from the Secretary of Defense, and The American University Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership. She is a member of the board of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and is a Special Advisor to the U.S. Strategic Command on Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance and Information Operations. Joan holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Arkansas and a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Southern Arkansas University.