A Life of Service, Sacrifice, & Secrets

The life of an Intelligence Officer is far from that depicted by Hollywood and most spy thrillers, but it is nonetheless rewarding. Indeed, when I raised my right hand and swore to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, I could never have imagined how I would honor that oath over the next 32 years – moving from supporting various CIA missions to serving as a 'bad insider' who exposed a critical weakness that impacted the entire Intelligence Community to handling one of the Agency's most prized reporters to building, leading, and managing sensitive, high-profile operations pursuing foreign spies and terrorists.