The individual who headed the Senate Bureau of Intelligence, operating under the Galactic Senate's Intelligence Oversight Committee within the Galactic Republic, was known as the SBI Director. Armand Isard held the position of the Bureau's director during the Clone Wars against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, spanning from 22 BBY to 19 BBY, and conducted top-secret, private briefings with the oversight committee.
The title of SBI Director is a part of the current Star Wars canon, specifically mentioned in Rise of the Separatists. This book is a supplementary roleplaying resource for the Star Wars Roleplaying game series, released by Fantasy Flight Games in 2019. The designation Director of the Senate Bureau of Intelligence was initially introduced within the Star Wars Legends continuity, debuting in HoloNet News Vol. 531 50. This was a representation of the in-universe HoloNet News, authored by Pablo Hidalgo and Paul Ens, and made available on April 4, 2002.