Ms. Caryn Hollis is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats. Ms. Hollis leads the Department of Defense's global counternarcotics and threat finance policies and operations, among other global issues, overseeing a budget of over $1 billion. She reports to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations & Low Intensity Conflict in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Prior to her role as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Ms. Hollis served as the Principal Director for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats, and as the Chief of Staff for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations & Low Intensity Conflict in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.