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Henry A. Crumpton

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In 2008 Crumpton founded and is the CEO of the international advisory and business development firm Crumpton Group LLC. He is also the CEO of Crumpton Ventures, an investment group specializing in telecommunications, cyber-security, unmanned aerial systems, and more. In 2020, he and former
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attack, masterminding the 90-day overthrow of the Taliban. He worked for the CIA for a total of 24 years, served as State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism with the rank of ambassador-at-large, and retired from government service in 2007.
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formed Martin+Crumpton Group LLC, an intelligence and public strategy consultancy, serving as co-Chairmen and co-CEOs. In 2022, he renamed the company Crumpton Global LLC.
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Crumpton is also involved in TV and film production, creating and leading film company Aardwolf Creative LLC. Together with his business partner, former CIA analyst
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until 2002 when he moved on to calmer assignments. He was the deputy director of the Counter-Terrorism Center from 1999 to 2001, and head of the CIA's
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In 1981, at the age of 23, Crumpton became the youngest trainee in his class at the CIA. He began his career at the CIA in the
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International Terrorism Operations Section, while on loan from CIA. In 1998 he investigated the
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Two Thousand Three Commencement: Conferring of Degrees at the Close of the 127th Academic Year
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First In: An Insider’s Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan
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In 2012, Crumpton published a memoir about his 24 years working for the CIA entitled,
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Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs.
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as his deputy. He also was the head of the US covert response in Afghanistan to the
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where he earned a BA in political science in 1978. After graduating he traveled in
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Harnden, Toby, "First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11
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The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service.
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Directorate S: The CIA and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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on August 2, 2005. He is an author and co-founder, chairman, and CEO of the
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The Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the CIA's highest achievement award
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Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies alumni
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The George HW Bush Award for excellence in counter-terrorism
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in the 1980s. In 1998-99 he served as deputy chief in the
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operations officer, who served as deputy director of the
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The book is currently being developed as a movie titled
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Kirkpatrick, David D.; Browne, Malachy (2018-10-10).
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Coordinator for Counterterrorism
George W. Bush
Cofer Black
Dell L. Dailey
Athens, Georgia
Alma mater
University of New Mexico
BA
Johns Hopkins
SAIS
MA
Central Intelligence Agency
Counterterrorism Center
National Resources Division
invasion of Afghanistan
Taliban
al-Qaeda
September 11 attacks
Greg Vogle
Chris Wood
George W. Bush
Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Department of State
Ambassador-at-large
business intelligence and political risk
Georgia
Alabama
St. John's
Santa Fe

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