John Brennan (CIA officer)

John O. Brennan is an American businessman and a member of the U.S. intelligence community. He was interim director of the National Counterterrorism Center immediately after its creation, and since 2005 has served as CEO of The Analysis Corporation. He also advises Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on foreign policy and intelligence issues.

Career Highlights

• CEO of The Analysis Corporation
• Chairman of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)
• Interim director, National Counterterrorism Center
• Director, Terrorist Threat Integration Center
• Deputy Executive Director, CIA
• Chief of Staff to Director of Central Intelligence, CIA
• Chief of Station, Middle East, CIA
• 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.

Education

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

Personal

Lives in Herndon, Virginia with wife Kathy and their son, Kyle, and twin daughters, Kelly and Jaclyn.

Interviews

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