Jack Devine
Jack Devine, is a 32-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He served as both Acting Director and Associate Director of CIA’s operations outside the United States from 1993-1995. Jack served as Chief of the Latin American Division from 1992-1993. He served abroad in seven countries, five of them as COS, including London (1996-1999) and Rome (1988-1990). Between 1990-1992, Jack headed the CIA’s Counternarcotics Center, during the time drug kingpin Pablo Escobar met his demise. From 1985-1987, he ran the CIA’s Afghan Task Force, which drove the Russians out of Afghanistan (colloquially known as “Charlie Wilson’s War”). This was CIA’s largest covert action operation up to that time. The game changing stinger missile was introduced into the battlefield during his tenure. Jack is the recipient of the CIA Director’s Medal, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, and several Meritorious Awards. He has written widely on intelligence including his two books, Spymaster’s Prism: The Fight Against Russian Aggression and Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story, along with Op-Ed articles for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times. He has also made guest appearances on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Fox News, and Bloomberg News.
