Vaughn Frederick Bishop (1946 – March 2023) was an American intelligence officer and former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who served from August 1, 2018 to January 20, 2021 and was appointed by President Donald Trump.

Before he joined the CIA, Bishop served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

From 1996 to 1999 he served as Chief of Station, where he focused on building key partnerships to counter terrorism.

He also led the CIA's analytic efforts in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

[citation needed] In March 2023, his death was announced by William J. Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.