April 08, 2024: IHI hosted decorated CIA veteran, Marc Polymeropoulos, to discuss global intelligence challenges.
About This Presentation: One of CIA’s most highly decorated operations officers visited BU’s Pardee School to discuss “The CIA in 2024 and Beyond: An Indispensable Institution Facing a Changing Global Landscape.” Marc’s presentation spoke on Monday, April o8, at the Pardee School. Thirty students and faculty attended.
About Our Speaker: Marc Polymeropoulos worked for 26 years at the CIA before retiring in July 2019 at the Senior Intelligence Service level. He was one of CIA’s most highly decorated operations officers who served in multiple field assignments for the U.S. Government. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal, the Intelligence Commendation Medal, the Intelligence Medal of Merit, and the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
Marc specialized in counterterrorism, the Middle East, and South Asia, spending extensive time in Iraq and Afghanistan. Prior to his retirement, Marc served at CIA Headquarters where he oversaw CIA’s clandestine operations in Europe and Eurasia.
He frequently comments on international events in the American and international media. He is an on-air contributor for MSNBC, a regular on “Morning Joe,” and also is a non resident senior fellow for the Atlantic Council specializing in hybrid warfare. Marc is a sought after leadership speaker, and his book, Clarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA, was published by Harper Collins in 2021.