John O. Brennan
Former CIA director
John O. Brennan is a former US intelligence officer who led the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under President Obama. Undaunted is his memoir.
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American Born 1955 in North Bergen, United States
About John O. Brennan
Brennan began his CIA career as an analyst who focused on the Middle East and counterterrorism, and he later gave President Clinton his daily intelligence briefings. He studied political science at Fordham University and then took a master's in government at the University of Texas at Austin. Under President Obama he first worked as the White House lead on homeland security and counterterrorism. He then directed the CIA from March 2013 to January 2017. After leaving government service, Brennan consulted for private companies. He also became a senior intelligence and national security analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. His memoir in our catalog is Undaunted.