John O. Brennan

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John O. Brennan is the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism under United States President Barack Obama. An "Assistant to the President" is the highest rank that any White House staffer can hold. He was interim director of the National Counterterrorism Center immediately after its creation in 2004 through 2005, and since 2005 has served as CEO of The Analysis Corporation.^[1] He advised Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on foreign policy and intelligence issues.^[2] Since 2007, Brennan has served as Chairman of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. It was assumed early on by some that Brennan would be appointed next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency by Obama.^[3] Brennan withdrew his name from consideration in November 2008, however, over concerns that his nomination would be a distraction, due to his previous associations with controversial harsh CIA interrogation techniques.^[4] Brennan's responsibilities as Deputy National Security Advisor include overseeing plans to protect the country from terrorism and respond to natural disasters.^[5]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career highlights 2.1 Education 2.2 Personal 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References

[edit] Early life

Brennan was raised in North Bergen, New Jersey and attended Saint Joseph of the Palisades High School in West New York.^[6]

[edit] Career highlights

• CEO of The Analysis Corporation
• Chairman of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)
• Interim director, National Counterterrorism Center^[7]
• Director, Terrorist Threat Integration Center
• Deputy Executive Director, CIA
• Chief of Staff to Director of Central Intelligence, CIA
• Chief of Station, Middle East, CIA (1996 - 1999)
• Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, CIA
• Deputy Director, Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Analysis, CIA
• Daily Intelligence Briefer at the White House, CIA
• Deputy Division Chief, Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Analysis, CIA
• Chief of Analysis, DCI's Counterterrorism Center, CIA
• Middle East Specialist and Terrorism Analyst, Directorate of Intelligence, CIA
• Political Officer, U.S. Embassy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Department of State
• Career Trainee, Directorate of Operations, CIA.

[edit] Education

• B.A., Political Science, Fordham University, including a year abroad studying Arabic and Middle Eastern studies at American University in Cairo.
• M.A., government, with a concentration in Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas at Austin.

[edit] Personal

Lives in Herndon, Virginia with wife Kathy (neé Pokluda) and their son and twin daughters.

[edit] See also

• Glenn Greenwald
• List of czars of the Obama administration

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

Interviews

• Interview with Shane Harris in The National Journal
• The Dark Side Interviews: John Brennan

Government offices
Preceded by Position Established	Acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center 2004-2005	Succeeded by John Scott Redd
Preceded by Ken Wainstein	U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security (Previously named Homeland Security Advisor) 2009-	Succeeded by incumbent

v • d • e Obama Administration personnel v • d • e Cabinet and cabinet-level Office Name Term Office Name Term Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 2009– Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner 2009– Secretary of Defense Robert Gates† 2009– Attorney General Eric Holder 2009– Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar 2009– Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack 2009– Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke 2009– Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis 2009– Secretary of Health and   Human Services Kathleen Sebelius 2009– Secretary of Education Secretary of Transportation Arne Duncan Ray LaHood 2009– 2009– Secretary of Housing and Urban   Development Shaun Donovan 2009– Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki 2009– Secretary of Energy Steven Chu 2009– Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano 2009– Vice President Joe Biden 2009– White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel 2009– Director of the Office of Management and   Budget Peter Orszag 2009– Administrator of the Environmental   Protection Agency Lisa Jackson 2009– Ambassador to the United Nations Trade Representative Susan Rice Ron Kirk 2009– 2009– Chair of the Council of Economic   Advisers Christina Romer 2009– †Remained from previous administration. Below solid line: Granted Cabinet rank although not automatically part of the Cabinet. See also: Confirmations of Barack Obama's Cabinet v • d • e Executive Office of the President Office Name Term Office Name Term White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel 2009– National Security Advisor Jim Jones 2009– White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Mona Sutphen 2009– Deputy National Security Advisor Thomas E. Donilon 2009– White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Jim Messina 2009– Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan Douglas Lute† 2009– Senior Advisor to the President David Axelrod 2009– Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes 2009– Senior Advisor to the President Peter Rouse 2009– Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security John O. Brennan 2009– Senior Advisor to the President and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement Valerie Jarrett 2009– Deputy National Security Advisor and NSC Chief of Staff White House Communications Director Denis McDonough Anita Dunn 2009- 2009- Director of Public Engagement Christina Tchen 2009– Deputy White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer 2009– Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Cecilia Muñoz 2009– White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs 2009– Director, National Economic Council Lawrence Summers 2009– Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton 2009– Deputy Director, National Economic Council Diana Farrell 2009– Deputy Press Secretary Jennifer Psaki 2009– Deputy Director, National Economic Council Jason Furman 2009– Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest 2009– Chair of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board Paul Volcker 2009– Director of Speechwriting Jon Favreau 2009– Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Christina Romer 2009– White House Counsel Robert Bauer 2009– Member of the Council of Economic Advisors and Staff Director of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board Austan Goolsbee 2009– Deputy White House Counsel Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro 2009– Member of the Council of Economic Advisors Cecilia Rouse 2009– Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Lisa Konwinski 2009– Director, Office of Management and Budget Peter R. Orszag 2009– Executive Clerk George T. Saunders† 2009– Chief Performance Officer and Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget Jeffrey Zients 2009– Director, Office of Political Affairs Chief Technology Officer Patrick Gaspard Aneesh Chopra 2009– 2009– Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget Rob Nabors 2009– Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra 2009– United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk 2009– Director, Office of Presidential Personnel Don Gips 2009– Director, Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes 2009– Director of Scheduling and Advance Alyssa Mastromonaco 2009– Deputy Director, Domestic Policy Council Heather Higginbottom 2009– Director, White House Military Office vacant 2009– Director, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Joshua DuBois 2009– Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu 2009– Director, Office of Health Reform Nancy DeParle 2009– Deputy Cabinet Secretary Liz Sears Smith 2009– Deputy Director, Office of Health Reform Jeanne Lambrew 2009– Staff Secretary Lisa Brown 2009– Director, Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy Carol Browner 2009– Director, Office of Management and Administration Bradley Kiley 2009– Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal 2009– Director, Oval Office Operations Micaela Fernandez 2009– Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers Edward B. Montgomery 2009– Personal Aide to the President Reggie Love 2009– Director, Council on Environmental Quality Nancy Sutley 2009– Personal Secretary to the President Katie Johnson 2009– Director, Office of National AIDS Policy Jeffrey Crowley 2009– Special Projects Coordinator and Confidential Assistant to the President Eugene Kang 2009– Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske 2009– Chief of Staff to the First Lady Susan Sher 2009– Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy A. Thomas McLellan* 2009– White House Social Secretary Desirée Rogers 2009– Director, Office of Urban Affairs Policy Adolfo Carrión, Jr. 2009– Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy John Holdren 2009– *Senate-confirmation pending.   †Remained from previous administration(s). v • d • e Office of the Vice President Position Appointee Position Appointee Chief of Staff to the Vice President Ron Klain Chief of Staff to the Second Lady Catherine Russell Counsel to the Vice President Cynthia Hogan Director of Administration for the Office of the Vice President Moe Vela Counselor to the Vice President Mike Donilon Domestic Policy Adviser to the Vice President Terrell McSweeny Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison Evan Ryan Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to the Vice President Jared Bernstein Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications Jay Carney Press Secretary to the Vice President Elizabeth Alexander Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President Alan Hoffman Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President Annie Tomasini Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President Brian McKeon Director of Legislative Affairs Sudafi Henry Residence Manager and Social Secretary for the Vice President and Second Lady Carlos Elizondo Director of Communications for the Second Lady Courtney O’Donnell