| Office | 7th Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
|---|---|
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Stacey Dixon (2019–2021) Tonya Wilkerson (2021–2022) |
| Term start | February 7, 2019 |
| Term end | June 3, 2022 |
| Predecessor | Robert Cardillo |
| Successor | Frank D. Whitworth III |
| Alma mater | University of the Pacific |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Service years | 1988–2022 |
| Commands | National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office Office of Naval Intelligence |
| Battles | Gulf War War in Afghanistan |
| Mawards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (2) |
Robert "Bob" D. Sharp is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as the 7th Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Early life
A native of San Jose, California, Sharp graduated from the University of the Pacific with a Bachelor of Arts in English and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1988. He holds a Naval War College diploma and earned a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2008.[1][2]
Naval career
From April 2016 to February 2019, Sharp served as Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence; and Director, National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office. During his initial flag assignment he served as the Director for Intelligence (J2), United States Special Operations Command.[1][2]
He retired from active duty in 2022.[3]
Accolades
In addition to multiple personal, unit, and campaign awards, Sharp has been the recipient of the Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor award for excellence in instruction, the United States Army's Knowlton Award for Military Intelligence, the Rear Adm. Edwin T. Layton leadership award, and the Naval Intelligence Foundation award for excellence in operational intelligence support to the Fleet.[1][2]
Awards and decorations
References
- ^ "Vice Admiral Robert Sharp > United States Navy > BioDisplay". www.navy.mil
- ^ "Vice Adm. Robert D. Sharp, Director". Archived 2019-03-21 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "EC3041 — House Communication, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2021-01-07.