Ann Z. Caracristi | |
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Deputy Director of the NSA | |
In office April 1, 1980 – July 30, 1982 | |
Preceded by | Robert E. Drake |
Succeeded by | Robert E. Rich |
Personal details | |
Born | Ann Zeilinger Caracristi February 1, 1921 Bronxville, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 10, 2016 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 94)
Alma mater | Russell Sage College, Federal Executive Institute |
Profession | cryptanalyst, intelligence consultant and official |
Ann Zeilinger Caracristi (February 1, 1921 – January 10, 2016) was an American cryptanalyst. She was the former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency,[1] where she served at many positions over a 40-year career. She served as a member of the Secretary of Defense Joint Security Commission and President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. She became the first woman at NSA to be promoted to GS-18 rank, in 1975. She was born in Bronxville, New York.[2]
In 2002, her name was given to a Naval Intelligence Professionals' award.[3] Caracristi died January 10, 2016, in Washington, D.C. from complications of dementia at the age of 94.[4]