Israel Soong

Deputy Director, the Office of Artificial Intelligence

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Mr. Israel Soong is currently the Deputy Director for the Office of Artificial Intelligence (OAI) at CIA, where he is working to champion, orchestrate, and integrate AI activities across the organization. He has worked at the intersection of intelligence and technology for many years. Prior to this role, he served at the White House National Security Council as the lead director for countering China cyber threats, and previously as a mission manager in the Center for Cyber Intelligence, where he oversaw strategy and resource investment. Throughout his decades of service with the Agency, Mr. Soong has held various positions, including assignments in support of the counterterrorism, China, and Near East missions, with multiple deployments overseas. Mr. Soong graduated from Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and has a bachelor’s degree in policy analysis from Cornell University.

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