Meroe park biography samples

Meroë Park, a career intelligence professional, has been one of our government’s leading public service executives. Ms. Park currently is serving as the Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer at the Smithsonian Institution, a position that is responsible for implementing strategic initiatives across the organization, as well as accountability for the operations of 21 museums, the National Zoo, eight research institutes, and other enabling functions. Before joining the Smithsonian in January 2020, she spent two years as the Executive Vice President at the non-profit Partnership for Public Service, where she was responsible for driving the programs that support an effective and efficient Federal Government.

Prior to her role at the Partnership, Ms. Park served four years as the Central Intelligence Agency’s Executive Director—the CIA’s Chief Operating Officer and its senior-most career post. In this assignment, Ms. Park successfully managed the Agency on a day-to-day basis, and she guided the organization through several strategic initiatives, including the largest organizational and cultural change ever implemented at the CIA, a modernization of the Agency’s information technology systems, the stand up of an effective corporate decision-making structure, and the implementation of talent initiatives focused on workforce development and inclusion. Prior to serving as the Executive Director, Ms. Park was the Agency’s Chief of Human Resources.  In this assignment, she strengthened the performance of the entire organization by developing and implementing enhanced performance management processes, improving employee development systems, and designing a series of initiatives to make the CIA a more inclusive organization.  

During her 27-year federal career, Ms. Park earned numerous awards.  She twice was the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award, the Executive Branch’s highest honor for career professionals.  She also received CIA’s Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the Agency’s most prestigious recognition, for her leadership as the Executive Director.

She previously served on the Board of Directors for Butterfield Bank and Sequoia Solutions.