Ric Prado

Former Senior executive in the Directorate of Operations (DO) of the Central Intelligence Agency, with twelve years in the CIA’s Counter Terrorist Center (CTC) and ten years in the Special Activities Division. Highly decorated Operations Officer with extensive operational and senior management experience in counterterrorism, counter-insurgency, Latin America, East Asia and Middle East operations. Recognized counterterrorism, security and special operations experience, including close working association with the US intelligence, military SPECOPS, law enforcement communities and the National Security Council. Native Spanish speaker.