Shelby Pierson
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Shelby Pierson | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Election Executive and Leadership Board | |
| Assumed office July 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Appointed by | Director of National Intelligence |
Shelby Pierson is a U.S. intelligence officer and the former top election security official of the American intelligence community, the chair of the Election Executive and Leadership Board. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats instituted the position and appointed Pierson to fill it in July 2019.[1][2][3][4] The board includes representatives from the intelligence community and other federal agencies coordinating on election security.[5]
Pierson was crisis manager for election security during the 2018 midterm elections.
She has more than 20 years of intelligence experience, including as national intelligence manager for Russia, Europe and Eurasia, and roles at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.[4][5][6][7]
On August 19, 2025, Pierson was among 37 current and former officials to have their security clearances revoked by the Trump administration. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused the group of malfeasance without providing evidence.[8] According to The Economist, Pierson was "[one] of the most senior serving career intelligence officials to be purged under Mr Trump," and the purge marked "a sharp escalation in his war on American spooks."[9]