Dr. Jerry Laurienti
Dr. Jerry Laurienti is a former Senior Intelligence Service Officer who currently works as the NGA account manager at Leidos. He has nearly three decades of national security experience, having held senior positions at the CIA, the State Department, and the Department of Defense. As a CIA Deputy Associate Director and member of the CIA’s Leadership Board, he helped shape the Agency's future in intelligence, strategic operations, and countering global adversaries. His expertise spans international security, foreign policy, and geopolitical analysis, with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, Global Energy, Latin America, and the Near East. As an adjunct faculty member at Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service and as a member of the University of Denver’s Korbel School Alumni Council, Jerry imparts his experience to the next generation of leaders.
