John O. Brennan

Former CIA Director

American North Bergen, New Jersey, US

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Quick Info

ProfessionFormer CIA Director
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth22/09/1955
Age70 years
BirthplaceNorth Bergen, New Jersey, US

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Personal Life

residenceNorthern Virginia

Family

fatherIrish immigrant

Career

CIA (1980-2005)
roles
  • Analyst
  • Daily intelligence briefer to President Bill Clinton
  • Chief of station in Saudi Arabia (1996-1999)
  • Chief of staff to CIA Director George Tenet (1999-2001)
  • Deputy executive director (2001-2003)
Obama Administration
Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism2009-2013
CIA Director2013-2017
Post-Government
roles
  • Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company
  • Senior intelligence analyst at NBC/MSNBC
  • Distinguished Fellow at Center on National Security, Fordham Law
  • Trustee, International Institute of Strategic Studies
  • Author of 'Undaunted'
  • Distinguished Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. First to rise through CIA ranks to director since Robert M. Gates[1]
2. Studied abroad at American University in Cairo (1975-1976)[5]
3. Grew up in working-class New Jersey with Catholic upbringing[6]
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