March 1: WACC Speaker Series with John Brennan, CIA Director (2013-2017)

North Korea threatens nuclear war, ISIS continues to commit acts of terror worldwide, and 2016 U.S. elections brought issues of homeland security and defense policy to the forefront of debates. Can the U.S. protect its citizens while remaining a global leader and beacon of democracy to the world?

Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for a Speaker Series Luncheon with John Brennan, CIA Director (2013-2017) as he shares his insight on the most pressing security issues of our time, his experience leading the CIA, and his outlook for U.S. national security moving forward.

After a distinguished career in the CIA, working under 4 different Presidents, Brennan is currently is a Distinguished Fellow for Global Security at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, a Distinguished Non-Resident Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, and a senior Advisor at Kissinger Associates Inc.

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World Affairs Council of Charlotte
UNC Charlotte – CHHS 227
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223

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Biography

John O. Brennan currently is a Distinguished Fellow for Global Security at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, a Distinguished Non-Resident Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, and a senior Advisor at Kissinger Associates Incorporated. Mr. Brennan served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from March 8, 2013 until January 20, 2017. As Director, he was responsible for leading and managing intelligence collection, analysis, covert action, counterintelligence, and liaison relationships with foreign intelligence services.

From January 2009 to March 2013, Mr. Brennan served as Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. During that time, he advised President Obama on counterterrorism strategy and helped coordinate the US Government’s approach to homeland security, including its policies for responding to terrorism, cyber-attacks, natural disasters, and pandemics.

Mr. Brennan began his service in government at CIA, where he worked from 1980 to 2005. At CIA, he specialized in Middle Eastern affairs and counterterrorism and, among his positions, served as the CIA’s intelligence briefer to President Bill Clinton, Chief of Staff to then Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet, and Deputy Executive Director. In 2003, he led a multi-agency effort to establish what would become the National Counterterrorism Center, becoming the Center’s first Director in 2004. After retiring from CIA in 2005, Mr. Brennan worked in the private sector for three years.

Mr. Brennan graduated from Fordham University in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. While enrolled at Fordham, he studied abroad at the American University in Cairo in 1975-1976. He later attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning a master’s degree in government with a concentration in Middle Eastern studies in 1980.