Kristi Scott is a member of the Senior Intelligence Service who formerly served as the Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency.  In this role, Ms. Scott served as an independent, primary advisor to the CIA Director and other senior Agency officials to ensure that privacy and civil liberties are integrated into the day-to-day conduct of the Agency’s mission.  In this capacity, Ms. Scott oversaw the Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties that is charged with the oversight of protecting U.S. person information at CIA.  Ms. Scott prepared privacy related reporting to the President, Congressional Oversight, and the public.

Ms. Scott also served as the Acting Director and Deputy Director at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties.  During her long service at DOJ, Ms. Scott also was an Assistant United States Attorney and as Special Assistant United States Attorney prosecuting federal crimes in the District of Arizona and the Eastern District of Virginia.  Ms. Scott was the principal author and editor of DOJ’s widely used legal treatise titled, “Overview of the Privacy Act 1974.” 

Ms. Scott has experience in the private sector as a Managing Director at a global consulting firm, professor, law clerk, and Presidential Management Fellow.  She holds privacy certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.  She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the Pennsylvania State University of the Dickinson School of Law.  Ms. Scott received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh.