Leadership & Governance

Andy Makridis served the U.S. Intelligence Community and national security establishment for four decades, rising to the number three position at the CIA. As Chief Operating Officer, Makridis oversaw day-to-day operations, budgeting, personnel-related issues, resource management, security and information technology, and developing the agency’s multi-year strategy. He also served as the CIA Associate Deputy Director for Science and Technology, headed the Weapons and Counterproliferation office, and led the agency’s response to the WikiLeaks data breach. He has received several prestigious awards, including the CIA’s George H.W. Bush Award for Leadership, the John A. McCone Award for Engineering Excellence, the CIA Intelligence Medal, and the Presidential Rank Award, which he received three times.