Frank Dixon Whitworth III[1] (born 17 June 1967)[2][3][4] is an active duty United States Navy vice admiral and career intelligence officer who serves as the eighth director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency since 3 June 2022.

[5][6][7] Born in Richmond, Virginia,[2] Whitworth is a 1989 graduate of Duke University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

He holds a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University, as well as a Diploma from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet; director of intelligence for a Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan during three deployments supporting Operation Enduring Freedom; director of intelligence for Naval Special Warfare Development Group; special assistant for Political-Military Affairs at U.S. Sixth Fleet during Operation Allied Force; indications and warning Officer at U.S.

His wife is the younger sister of Navy judge advocate Darse E. Crandall Jr.[3] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.