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'''Meroe Park''' is a former American intelligence official who served as Executive Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) from 2013 to 2017. Prior to [[Mike Pompeo]]'s confirmation, she briefly served as Acting Director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/21/trump-to-visit-cia-headquarters-after-sharply-criticizing-the-intelligence-community/|title=Trump visits CIA headquarters after sharply criticizing the intelligence community|website=Washington Post|access-date=2017-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/person/?meroepark|title=Meroe Park {{!}} C-SPAN.org|website=www.c-span.org|language=en-us|access-date=2017-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/sisterhood-spies-women-crack-code-cia-f2D11594601|title=Sisterhood of Spies: Women crack the code at the CIA - NBC News|newspaper=NBC News|access-date=2017-02-11|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-21/trump-rejects-notion-of-feud-with-cia-in-day-one-visit-to-agency|title=Trump Rejects Notion of Feud With CIA in Day-One Visit|date=2017-01-21|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-02-11}}</ref>
'''Meroë Park''' (born December 1, 1966) is an American former intelligence official who served as Executive Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) from 2013 to 2017. Prior to [[Mike Pompeo]]'s confirmation, she briefly served as Acting [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Philip |last1=Rucker |first2=Greg |last2=Miller |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/21/trump-to-visit-cia-headquarters-after-sharply-criticizing-the-intelligence-community/ |date=January 21, 2017 |title=Trump visits CIA headquarters after sharply criticizing the intelligence community |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=February 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/person/?meroepark |title=Meroe Park |work=C-SPAN.org |language=en-us |access-date=February 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Robert |last=Windrem |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/sisterhood-spies-women-crack-code-cia-f2D11594601 |date=November 14, 2013 |title=Sisterhood of Spies: Women crack the code at the CIA |newspaper=NBC News |access-date=February 11, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-21/trump-rejects-notion-of-feud-with-cia-in-day-one-visit-to-agency |first1=Margaret |last1=Talev |first2=Jennifer |last2=Jacobs |title=Trump Rejects Notion of Feud With CIA in Day-One Visit |date=January 21, 2017 |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |access-date=February 11, 2017}}</ref> On January 27, 2020, she became Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the [[Smithsonian Institution]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Park was born and raised in [[Eugene, Oregon]] to Korean born professor Kwangjai Park.<ref name="Georgetown"/> She graduated from [[Georgetown University]] (BSc).
Park was born to Korean-born professor Kwangjai Park and Marcia Sherman in [[Eugene, Oregon]] and raised there.<ref name="Georgetown"/> She graduated from [[Georgetown University]] (BSc).


==Career==
==Career==
Park worked at the CIA for 27 years, during which she served as Chief of Human Resources, Director of Corporate Resources for Analysis, Chief of Payroll, and as a senior mission support officer for locations in Eurasia and Western Europe.<ref name="Georgetown"/> During her career, she received two [[Presidential Rank Awards]]. After serving as Executive Director and briefly as Acting Director, she retired from the intelligence community in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=539918962&privcapId=874003|title=Meroe Park: Executive Biography|last=|first=|date=|work=Bloomberg|access-date=November 30, 2017}}</ref>
Park worked at the CIA for 27 years, during which she served as Chief of Human Resources, Director of Corporate Resources for Analysis, Chief of Payroll, and as a senior mission support officer for locations in Eurasia and Western Europe.<ref name="Georgetown"/> During her career, she received two [[Presidential Rank Awards]]. After serving as Executive Director and briefly as Acting Director, she retired from the intelligence community in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=539918962&privcapId=874003|title=Meroe Park: Executive Biography|work=Bloomberg|access-date=November 30, 2017}}</ref>


After leaving the CIA, Park became Non-executive Director at the [[Bank of Butterfield]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bernews.com/2017/10/former-cia-executive-director-joins-bank-board/|title=Former CIA Executive Director Joins Bank Board|last=|first=|date=|work=Bermuda News|access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref>, a Bermuda-based banking and wealth management firm which operates on Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/NTB.N|title=Profile: Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd|last=|first=|date=|work=Reuters|access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref> She also became Executive Vice President of the nonprofit [[Partnership for Public Service]], tasked with overseeing that organization's different programs and its work with federal agencies.<ref>https://ourpublicservice.org/staff/meroe-park/</ref> In February 2018, she was named a Distinguished Executive-in-Residence at Georgetown University.<ref name="Georgetown">{{cite web|url=https://www.georgetown.edu/news/meroe-park-former-intelligence-leader-named-executive-in-residence|title=Former CIA official serving as Georgetown Distinguished Executive-In-Residence|date=February 26, 2018}}</ref>
After leaving the CIA, Park became Non-executive Director at the [[Bank of Butterfield]] in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=http://bernews.com/2017/10/former-cia-executive-director-joins-bank-board/ |title=Former CIA Executive Director Joins Bank Board |work=Bermuda News |date=October 6, 2017 |access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref> Bank of Butterfield is a Bermuda-based banking and wealth management firm which operates on Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/NTB.N|title=Profile: Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd |work=Reuters |access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref> She also became Executive Vice President of the nonprofit [[Partnership for Public Service]], where she oversees the different programs of that organization and its work with federal agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ourpublicservice.org/staff/meroe-park/ |title=Meroe Park |work=Partnership for Public Service |access-date=June 5, 2019 |archive-date=June 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605210408/https://ourpublicservice.org/staff/meroe-park/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In February 2018, she was named a Distinguished Executive-in-Residence at Georgetown University.<ref name="Georgetown">{{cite web|url=https://www.georgetown.edu/news/former-cia-official-serving-as-georgetown-distinguished-executive-in-residence/ |work=[[Georgetown University]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |title=Former CIA official serving as Georgetown Distinguished Executive-In-Residence|date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> In December 2019, Park was appointed deputy secretary and chief operating officer of the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. She is responsible for supervising 6,000 employees at 19 museums, 21 libraries, nine research centers and the [[National Zoological Park (United States)|National Zoo]].<ref>{{cite news | last =McGlone | first =Peggy | title =Smithsonian secretary taps former intelligence officer as deputy | newspaper =[[Washington Post]] | date = December 16, 2020| url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/smithsonian-secretary-taps-former-intelligence-officer-as-deputy/2019/12/16/298ea4c2-1de6-11ea-b4c1-fd0d91b60d9e_story.html | access-date = May 15, 2020}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 15:47, 25 June 2023

Meroë Park
Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer
Smithsonian Institution
Assumed office
January 27, 2020
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Acting
In office
January 20, 2017 – January 23, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJohn O. Brennan
Succeeded byMike Pompeo
Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
In office
2013–2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Personal details
Born (1966-12-01) December 1, 1966 (age 57)
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Children2
EducationGeorgetown University (BSc)

Meroë Park (born December 1, 1966) is an American former intelligence official who served as Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2013 to 2017. Prior to Mike Pompeo's confirmation, she briefly served as Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 2017.[1][2][3][4] On January 27, 2020, she became Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the Smithsonian Institution.

Early life[edit]

Park was born to Korean-born professor Kwangjai Park and Marcia Sherman in Eugene, Oregon and raised there.[5] She graduated from Georgetown University (BSc).

Career[edit]

Park worked at the CIA for 27 years, during which she served as Chief of Human Resources, Director of Corporate Resources for Analysis, Chief of Payroll, and as a senior mission support officer for locations in Eurasia and Western Europe.[5] During her career, she received two Presidential Rank Awards. After serving as Executive Director and briefly as Acting Director, she retired from the intelligence community in June 2017.[6]

After leaving the CIA, Park became Non-executive Director at the Bank of Butterfield in October 2017.[7] Bank of Butterfield is a Bermuda-based banking and wealth management firm which operates on Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and in the United Kingdom.[8] She also became Executive Vice President of the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, where she oversees the different programs of that organization and its work with federal agencies.[9] In February 2018, she was named a Distinguished Executive-in-Residence at Georgetown University.[5] In December 2019, Park was appointed deputy secretary and chief operating officer of the Smithsonian Institution. She is responsible for supervising 6,000 employees at 19 museums, 21 libraries, nine research centers and the National Zoo.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rucker, Philip; Miller, Greg (January 21, 2017). "Trump visits CIA headquarters after sharply criticizing the intelligence community". Washington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Meroe Park". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Windrem, Robert (November 14, 2013). "Sisterhood of Spies: Women crack the code at the CIA". NBC News. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Talev, Margaret; Jacobs, Jennifer (January 21, 2017). "Trump Rejects Notion of Feud With CIA in Day-One Visit". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Former CIA official serving as Georgetown Distinguished Executive-In-Residence". Georgetown University. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Meroe Park: Executive Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Former CIA Executive Director Joins Bank Board". Bermuda News (Press release). October 6, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Profile: Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd". Reuters. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "Meroe Park". Partnership for Public Service. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  10. ^ McGlone, Peggy (December 16, 2020). "Smithsonian secretary taps former intelligence officer as deputy". Washington Post. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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