Mrs. Carrie N. Thompson was privileged to be selected as Chief of Intelligence for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in October 2022. In this role, Chief of Intelligence Thompson leads the global DEA Intelligence Program through a blended strategy of data-driven intelligence operations, building global partnerships, information sharing and deconfliction, and advancing law enforcement intelligence tradecraft.

Mrs. Thompson began her career at DEA as an Intelligence Research Specialist (IRS) in September 1998 assigned to the DEA Detroit Field Division Office.

Throughout her distinguished career she has held DEA posts at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia; the US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan; and the U.S.-E.U. Mission in Brussels, Belgium as the Field Intelligence Manager for Europe and Africa. Mrs. Thompson has also served in a variety of capacities at DEA Headquarters during which she developed wide-ranging expertise in global strategic intelligence and multi-discipline intelligence analysis.

Mrs. Thompson received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Notre Dame where she studied International Relations and Economics and graduated with Honors in May 1998. Prior to joining DEA, Mrs. Thompson completed prestigious internships with The White House and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.

Assistant Chief Clint McArdle currently serves as the C-UAS National Operations Director at U.S. Border Patrol Headquarter Intelligence Division. Chief McArdle has served in multiple sectors along the southwest border as well as at Special Operation’s Group in El Paso, TX. He was intimately involved with the standup of the CBP Unmanned Technology Operations Center (UTOC) in Summit Point, W.V. where CBP hosts its SUAS and C-UAS programs. The mission of the UTOC is to combine innovative technologies with intelligence to enhance operations.