Heidi Avery

Senior Advisor

Former Career CIA Executive and Former Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, National Security Council

Heidi Avery is a former career officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). She twice served as a National Security Council official under President George W. Bush (Director for Intelligence Programs) and President Barack Obama (Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security). She received numerous awards as a member of the Senior Intelligence Service including the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive and a CIA Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal (2025). Ms. Avery earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wellesley College and a Master of Studies degree in European History from Oxford University.