The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent US Government
agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to
senior US policymakers.
Ricky-Dale Calhoun holds an MA in History from Murray State University and is now a PhD candidate at Kansas State University. He is focusing on foreign affairs and the role of intelligence in decisionmaking.
John Ehrman serves in the Directorate of Intelligence. He is a frequent contributorStudies in Intelligence annual award.
Andrew Finlayson retired as a Colonel in the US Marine Corps. He has since held senior positions with the Northrup Grumman Corporation.
John Heidenrich is a consultant to the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. He has served as an analyst with the Defense Intelligence Agency. He is author of How to Prevent Genocide: A Guide for Policymakers, Scholars and the Concerned Citizen and numerous published articles.
Woodrow Kuhns is deputy director of the Center for the Study of Intelligence. He has served as an analyst in the Directorate of Intelligence, was a CIA historian, and has taught at the US Naval War College.
Hayden B. Peake is the curator of the CIA Historical Intelligence Collection. He served in the Directorate of Science and Technology and the Directorate of Operations. He is a frequent contributor to this and other intelligence journals.
Michael J. Sulick was associate deputy director of operations in CIA before heStudies in Intelligence Editorial Board.
Thomas F. Troy is a retired CIA officer who has authoredDonovan and the CIA: A History of the Establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency and Wild Bill and Intrepid: Donovan, Stephenson, and the Origin of the CIA.
Michelle Van Cleave is Senior Research Fellow at the National Defense University. She was National Counterintelligence Executive of the United States during 2003–2006.