Editing DARPA (section)

===Directors===
{{anchor|List of directors}}
Directors of DARPA have included:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darpa.mil/attachments/DARPA_Directors_Sheet-web.pdf |title=DARPA Directors, 1958-Present |publisher=DARPA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910003008/https://www.darpa.mil/attachments/DARPA_Directors_Sheet-web.pdf |archive-date=2016-09-10 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Image
!Director
!Term start
!Term end
!Notes
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|1
|[[File:Roy W. Johnson.jpeg|70px]]
|Roy W. Johnson
|1958
|1959
|
|-
|2
|[[File:Austin W. Betts.jpeg|70px]]
|Austin W. Betts
|1960
|1961
|
|-
|3
|[[File:Jack P. Ruina.jpeg|70px]]
|[[Jack Ruina]]
|1961
|1963
|
|-
|4
|[[File:RobertLSproul1970.jpg|70px]]
|[[Robert Sproull]]
|1963
|1965
|
|-
|5
|[[File:Portrait of Charles M. Herzfeld, Director of Defense Research and Engineering.jpg|70px]]
|[[Charles M. Herzfeld]]
|June 1965
|March 1967
|
|-
|6
|[[File:Eberhardt Rechtin.jpg|70px]]
|[[Eberhardt Rechtin]]
|1967
|1970
|
|-
|7
|[[File:SJLukasik1990.jpg|70px]]
|[[Stephen J. Lukasik]]
|1970
|1975
|
|-
|8
|[[File:George H. Heilmeier.jpg|70px]]
|[[George H. Heilmeier]]
|1975
|1977
|
|-
|9
|[[File:Robert R. Fossum.jpeg|70px]]
|Robert R. Fossum
|1977
|1981
|
|-
|10
|[[File:Robert S. Cooper, DARPA Director, 1981–1985.jpg|70px]]
|Robert S. Cooper
|1981
|1985
|
|-
|11
|[[File:Robert C. Duncan, DARPA Director, 1985–1988.jpeg|70px]]
|[[Robert C. Duncan (engineer)|Robert C. Duncan]]
|1985
|1988
|
|-
|12
|[[File:Ray S. Colladay, DARPA Director, 1988–1989.jpeg|70px]]
|Ray S. Colladay
|1988
|1989
|
|-
|13
|[[File:Craig I. Fields, DARPA Director, 1989–1990.jpeg|70px]]
|Craig I. Fields
|1989
|1990
|
|-
|14
|[[File:Victor H. Reis, DARPA Director, 1990–1992.jpeg|70px]]
|[[Victor H. Reis]]
|1990
|1992
|
|-
|15
|[[File:Gary L. Denman, DARPA Director, 1992-1995.jpeg|70px]]
|Gary L. Denman
|1992
|1995
|
|-
|16
|[[File:Verne L. Lynn, DARPA Director, 1995–1998.jpeg|70px]]
|Verne L. "Larry" Lynn
|1995
|1998
|
|-
|17
|[[File:Fernando L. Fernandez, DARPA Director, 1998 – 2001.jpeg|70px]]
|Fernando L. "Frank" Fernandez
|1998
|2001
|
|-
|18
|[[File:Defense.gov News Photo 010709-A-3569D-001.jpg|70px]]
|[[Anthony J. Tether]]
|June 18, 2001
|February 20, 2009
|<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://aviationweek.com/rumsfeld-appoints-anthony-tether-be-new-head-darpa |title=Rumsfeld appoints Anthony Tether to be new head of DARPA |date=June 20, 2001 |magazine=[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|–
|
|Robert Leheny
|February 21, 2009
|July 19, 2009
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2009/07/new-darpa-director-announced/ |title=New DARPA Director Announced |date=July 2, 2009 |first=Peter |last=Harsha |publisher=[[Computing Research Association]]}}</ref>
|-
|19
|[[File:DARPA Director Dr regina dugan.jpeg|70px]]
|[[Regina E. Dugan]]
|July 20, 2009
|March 2012
|<ref name="Dugan leaves">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/03/dugan-darpa-google/ |title=Exclusive: Darpa Director Bolts Pentagon for Google |date=March 12, 2012 |first=Noah |last=Shachtman |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|acting
|[[File:2019 - Auto-Tech & TalkRobot - Day 1 VJR10650 (49018512253).jpg|70px]]
|Kaigham "Ken" Gabriel
|March 2012
|July 29, 2012
|<ref name="Dugan leaves"/>
|-
|20
|[[File:Arati Prabhakar, OSTP Director.jpg|70px]]
|[[Arati Prabhakar]]
|July 30, 2012
|January 20, 2017
|<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/07/darpa-solyndra/ |title=Exclusive: Darpa Gets a New Boss, and Solyndra Is in Her Past |first=Noah |last=Shachtman |date=July 10, 2012 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref>
|-
|bgcolor="#e6e6aa"|acting
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Dr. Steven H. Walker.JPG|70px]]
|rowspan="2"|Steven H. Walker
|bgcolor="#e6e6aa"|January 20, 2017
|bgcolor="#e6e6aa"|November 8, 2017
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darpa.mil/news/2017/steven-h-walker-appointed |title=New director takes helm as Agency approaches 60th anniversary |date=November 8, 2017 |publisher=DARPA}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/walker-stepping-down-as-darpa-head/ |title=Walker Stepping Down as DARPA Head |date=December 17, 2019 |first=Brian W. |last=Everstine |magazine=[[Air & Space Forces Magazine]]}}</ref>
|-
|21
|November 8, 2017
|January 10, 2019
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|acting
|[[File:Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies. Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Peter Highnam.jpg|70px]]
|[[Peter Highnam]]
|January 11, 2019
|nowrap|September 23, 2020
|
|-
|22
|[[File:Victoria Coleman.jpg|70px]]
|[[Victoria Coleman]]
|nowrap|September 24, 2020
|January 20, 2021
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darpa.mil/news/2020/victoria-coleman-director |title=Victoria Coleman Sworn In as 22nd DARPA Director |date=September 24, 2020 |publisher=DARPA}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|acting
|[[File:Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies. Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Peter Highnam.jpg|70px]]
|Peter Highnam
|January 20, 2020
|March 14, 2021
|<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/darpa-changing-directors-again-in-third-recent-shuffle/ |title=DARPA Changing Directors Again in Third Recent Shuffle |date=January 21, 2021 |first=Rachel S. |last=Cohen |magazine=[[Air & Space Forces Magazine]]}}</ref>
|-
|23
|[[File:Stefanie Tompkins official portrait.jpg|70px]]
|[[Stefanie Tompkins]]
|March 15, 2021
|January 20, 2025
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.darpa.mil/news/2021/stefanie-tompkins-appointed |title=Agency veteran brings skillset, drive to convert bold technology visions into new capabilities for nation |date=March 15, 2021 |publisher=DARPA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.minesnewsroom.com/news/colorado-school-mines-names-stefanie-tompkins-new-provost |title=Colorado School of Mines names Stefanie Tompkins as new Provost |date=February 11, 2025 |first=Emilie |last=Rusch |publisher=Colorado School of Mines}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|acting
|
|Rob McHenry
|January 20, 2025
|May 19, 2025
|
|-
|24
|
|Stephen Winchell
|May 19, 2025
|Present
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harper |first=Jon |date=2025-05-08 |title=Trump administration picks new DARPA director |url=https://defensescoop.com/2025/05/08/darpa-director-stephen-winchell/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=DefenseScoop |language=en-US}}</ref>
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