John Scott Redd (born September 10, 1944) is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy, and afterward the first Senate-confirmed Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, serving from 2005 until 2007.

Following his retirement from the Navy he served as CEO of NetSchools Corp., a high-tech start-up company in the education sector, headquartered in Silicon Valley and Atlanta, Georgia.

[7] In early 2004 Redd was appointed deputy administrator and chief operating officer (COO) of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad, Iraq.

In a letter to the Intelligence Community dated 17 October 2007, Redd announced his intention to step down as Director of the NCTC, effective 10 November 2007.

He retired as a vice admiral, having commanded eight organizations at sea, including founding the first new fleet in half a century, United States Fifth Fleet in the Middle East; served as Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq; and was selected by President George W. Bush to serve as the first Senate-confirmed director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).

"[13] said CQWW Contest Director Bob Cox, K3EST, in announcing the results, which were published in the September issue of CQ magazine.

Thirty years later, when his professional life permitted a little more hamming time, Scott added the WPX CW crown as P41P, operating from P43P's station in Aruba, in 2002.

On May 16, 2014, CQ Magazine Archived 2012-12-07 at the Wayback Machine announced its 2014 Contest Hall of Fame inductees which included Scott Redd, K0DQ.

Redd, along with current Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Dave Mueller, NetApp CEO Tom Georgens, retired Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was featured in the Wall Street Journal July 11, 2014, "For These Vets, Amateur Radio Remains Alive," the Boston Globe July 17, 2014, "Ham radio operators of the world face off in Westborough, and NPR Making Contact In The ‘Olympics’ Of Ham Radio on August 9, 2014 when he took part in the World Radiosport Team Championship 2014.