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United States Glenn L. Carle, former CIA clandestine officer, has transitioned to a distinguished career as an author, speaker, and national security expert, offering insights from his extensive experience in intelligence operations and counterterrorism.
A 23-year veteran of the CIA's legendary Clandestine Services, Glenn Carle was almost never who he said he was nor did what he claimed to be doing. He is now a public & keynote speaker through WWSG.
The New America Foundation’s National Security Studies Program hosted an event on August 8 with former CIA clandestine officer Glenn Carle. Mr. Carle spoke about his new book, The Interrogator: An Education, in which he discusses his experiences as head of the interrogation of a “high-value” terrorism detainee in two C.I.A. “black sites” abroad, and the lessons he learned about terrorism and the failings of the Global War on Terror.
Glenn L. Carle grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts. He pursued higher education, earning a B.A. in Government from Harvard University. In 1985, he furthered his studies, receiving an M.A. in European Studies and International Economics from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and undertook additional graduate work in Europe. This academic foundation prepared him for a career in intelligence, where he would serve for over two decades.
Carle spent 20 years in clandestine field operations with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). His service included numerous overseas posts across four continents and assignments in Washington, D.C. Within the CIA, he gained extensive experience in sensitive programs within the Directorate of Operations. He retired from the agency as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats at the National Intelligence Council, a position leading the 17 agencies that comprise the U.S. Intelligence Community. This role involved significant responsibility in assessing global threats.
Since his retirement from the CIA, Carle has established himself as an American writer and national security expert. He is the author of “The Interrogator: An Education” (2011), a memoir recounting his involvement in the interrogation of a high-value detainee. This book details his ethical concerns regarding interrogation practices and became a New America Book Event discussion. He frequently contributes as a columnist for Newsweek and Fair Observer and serves as a founding member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, an organization dedicated to integrity in intelligence analysis. Carle is also a regular commentator on national and global security issues for various media outlets, including Al Jazeera, C-SPAN, MSNBC, BBC, and NPR, and has spoken at institutions such as the University of Ottawa, Delta State University, Boston College, the University of Sydney, and the United States Naval Academy.
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