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David S. Cohen
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency · 2021–2025
David S. Cohen, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. 14 financial disclosure and ethics filings with the Office of Government Ethics, most recently Jul 23, 2025. David Samuel Cohen (born June 11, 1963) is an American attorney who served as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2021 to 2025, previously holding the position from February 9, 2015 to January 20, 2017. He served as acting director of the CIA from January 20 to March 19, 2021 until the Senate confirmation of William J. Burns. Originally from Boston, Cohen previously worked at the U.S.
- Ethics filings
- 14
- Latest filing
- Jul 23, 2025
Positions
- Director of the Central Intelligence Agency2021-01-20–2021-03-19
Financial disclosure and ethics filings
- Ethics AgreementAug 4, 2021
- Nominee 278Aug 4, 2021
- Certificate of Divestiture OGE-2022-012 & 013Jan 14, 2022
- 278 TransactionFeb 1, 2022
- Certification of Ethics Agreement ComplianceFeb 15, 2022
- 278 TransactionMar 29, 2022
- 278 TransactionMar 29, 2022
- 278 TransactionOct 7, 2022
- 278 TransactionDec 6, 2022
- Annual (2023)Jul 27, 2023
- Annual (2024)Aug 7, 2024
- 278 TransactionAug 27, 2024
- 278 TransactionOct 19, 2024
- TerminationJul 23, 2025
Filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Form 278 reports list assets, income and debts; ethics agreements list what the official promised to sell or step away from.
Biography
David Samuel Cohen (born June 11, 1963) is an American attorney who served as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2021 to 2025, previously holding the position from February 9, 2015 to January 20, 2017. He served as acting director of the CIA from January 20 to March 19, 2021 until the Senate confirmation of William J. Burns. Originally from Boston, Cohen previously worked at the U.S.
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