Avril Haines

Avril Haines fascinates me because her power has always lived in the shadows. As the first woman to serve as Director of National Intelligence, and earlier as deputy CIA director and deputy national security advisor, she operated at the very top of a world built on discretion. That demands a rare blend of legal precision, sharp judgment, and steel nerves under pressure no public audience ever sees. I admire people who carry enormous responsibility without seeking applause. Her career is a quiet reminder that some of the most consequential figures of our era are ones most of us could not pick out of a crowd.

Name (English)

Avril Haines

Name (Japanese)

アブリル・ヘインズ

Reading

あぶりる・へいんず

Born

August 27, 1969 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rooster

Origin

Manhattan, New York, United States

Occupation

lawyer / official / beamter / jurist

High school

Hunter College High School

University

Georgetown University Law Center

Awards & achievements

• 2024 Australian Intelligence Medal

• Official sitehttps://avrilhaines.xyz/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril%20Haines
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14525857

Tags

• New York
• lawyer
• official
• beamter

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.