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Brendan Fox

Washington

Summary

Dynamic intelligence leader with extensive experience at NSA, excelling in strategic planning and team leadership. Proven track record in enhancing partnerships with external custoemrs, driving successful information-sharing initiatives. Recognized for fostering strong customer relationships and delivering impactful intelligence support to senior officials. Passionate about advancing national security objectives.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Deputy Senior Representative to DHS

NSA
Washington
01.2024 - Current
  • Represent NSA interests across the breadth of DHS, including CBP, ICE, CISA, TSA, and the Secret Service.
  • Shape and grow the NSA-DHS partnership, ensuring optimized engagement for the full gamut of the DHS mission, to include counterintelligence, counterterrorism, border security, and cybersecurity.
  • Leads a 30-strong liaison team, geographically spread across the National Capital Region, as well as California and Southern Virginia.
  • Regularly interacts with DHS senior leadership, including the DHS Secretary, CISA Director, and the Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis.

Deputy Senior Representative to FBI

NSA
Washington
11.2020 - 12.2023
  • Supervised a geographically dispersed liaison and analytic team across the country in 13 different FBI Field Offices and Headquarters, providing oversight and coaching to enable the mission.
  • Participated in the FBI Board of Directors' daily sync and the FBI Director's daily intelligence brief, providing the NSA perspective on the FBI's priority concerns.
  • Drove information-sharing initiatives, ensuring the FBI's ability to capitalize on the full range of cryptologic support.

Chief of NSA Intelligence Support to the Pentagon

NSA
Pentagon City
09.2016 - 10.2020
  • Directed the daily activity of two Pentagon-based intelligence teams, leading to cohesive and effective 24/7 support for the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and scores of senior and flag officers.
  • Maintained a strategic outlook on defense and intelligence community matters, so that the NSA maintained focus on the Secretary's and Chairman's top priorities, and that customer engagement was in alignment with NSA priorities.
  • Identified critical engagement opportunities, developed responses to key issues, and crafted recommendations for the way forward in support of the NSNA-DoD partnership.
  • Worked with civilian and military subordinates to clearly define their roles and responsibilities, while providing guidance and mentoring in support of their professional growth..

NSA Intelligence Lead for U.S. UN Permrep

NSA
New York
09.2013 - 09.2016
  • Represented NSA interests to the U.S. UN Permanent Representative, Ambassador Samantha Power, a Presidential Cabinet member.
  • Lead all-source intelligence briefer for the U.S. UN Deputy Permanent Representative Rosemary DiCarlo and Michele Sison.
  • Influenced the daily activity of hundreds of NSA personnel by providing updates, Amb. Power's ever-changing priorities.
  • Facilitated Amb Power's desire to collaborate with like-minded allies by ensuring a steady flow of intelligence to the UK, Canadian, New Zealand and Australian UN Permanent Representatives. Personally lauded by Australian Amb. Quinlin.

NSA Chief of Operations, Ottawa

NSA
Ottawa
08.2010 - 08.2013

NSA CT Liaison

NSA
London
09.2005 - 08.2010

NSA Liaison U.S. Naval Command Europe

NSA
London
09.2003 - 09.2005

Intelligence Analyst

NSA
Fort Meade
06.1991 - 09.2003

Undergraduate Training Program

NSA
Carlisle
08.1987 - 05.1991

Education

Master of Arts - International Policy And Practice

George Washington University
Washington, DC
05-2002

Master of Arts - Russian

Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
05-1991

Skills

  • Intelligence analysis
  • team leadership
  • Policy writing
  • Information sharing
  • Strategic planning
  • Customer relationship management
  • Customer rapport

Accomplishments

  • Recipient of Exceptional Achievement medal and 5 National Meritorious Unit citations.

Timeline

Deputy Senior Representative to DHS

NSA
01.2024 - Current

Deputy Senior Representative to FBI

NSA
11.2020 - 12.2023

Chief of NSA Intelligence Support to the Pentagon

NSA
09.2016 - 10.2020

NSA Intelligence Lead for U.S. UN Permrep

NSA
09.2013 - 09.2016

NSA Chief of Operations, Ottawa

NSA
08.2010 - 08.2013

NSA CT Liaison

NSA
09.2005 - 08.2010

NSA Liaison U.S. Naval Command Europe

NSA
09.2003 - 09.2005

Intelligence Analyst

NSA
06.1991 - 09.2003

Undergraduate Training Program

NSA
08.1987 - 05.1991

Master of Arts - International Policy And Practice

George Washington University

Master of Arts - Russian

Dickinson College
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