Vaughn Bishop

Vaughn Frederick Bishop (1946 – March 2023) was an American intelligence officer and former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who served from August 1, 2018, to January 20, 2021, and was appointed by President Donald Trump. Bishop first joined the CIA in 1981, and retired in 2011. He returned to the CIA four years later to serve as CIA Ombudsman for Analytic Objectivity during the Agency's modernization effort.

Education Bishop earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Northwestern University in 1968, a master's degree in 1970, and a doctorate in Political Science and African Studies in 1974. Before he joined the CIA, Bishop served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Personal life Bishop was married and had two children. He was also a grandfather. In March 2023, his death was announced by William J. Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.