Director Information Management Services
Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Biographical Sketch: Joesph W. Lambert entered on duty with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1984, serving initially in the Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence and on the support staff of the National Intelligence Council. Subsequently, Lambert served as the Information Management Officer for both the National Photographic Interpretation Center and later for the Directorate of Intelligence. Lambert has served as the Director of Information Management for the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office and since December of 2007, the Central Intelligence Agency. In his current role, Lambert is responsible for records management, national security classification management and all declassification and release programs at the CIA. In addition, Lambert is the Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer at the CIA. Lambert earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Frostburg State College in 1979 and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from the George Washington University in 1994. Subsequently, Lambert has studied leadership at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and the Kennedy School at Harvard University. Lambert is a recipient of both the Intelligence Community’s National Intelligence Certificate of Distinction and a Meritorious Presidential Rank Award.