John Brennan

John Brennan: Biography in Details

Who is John Brennan?

John Owen Brennan is a retired American Intelligence Officer. In addition, John Brennan has previously served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

John Brennan: Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

John Brennan was born on September 22, 1955, in North Bergen, New Jersey. He is currently 67 years old and of American nationality. Similarly, he practices Christianity and was born under the  zodiac sign of Virgo. He was born to Owen Brennan (father) and Dorothy (Dunn) Brennan (mother).

He was raised with his parents in North Bergen, New Jersey. John’s father was a blacksmith, while his mother was a homemaker.

Furthermore, he attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary School. Similarly, he graduated from Saint Joseph of the Palisades High School in West New York, New Jersey.

John attended Fordham University and graduated in 1977 with a B.A. in political science. When he was in college, he voted for Gus Hall, the Communist Party USA candidate for President.

John later attended the University of Texas in Austin, where he earned a Master of Arts in Government with a focus in Middle Eastern Studies in 1980.

Furthermore, he can speak Arabic fluently. Likewise, he applied to the CIA in 1980. John also attended American University in Cairo, where he studied Arabic.

John Brennan: Professional life, Career

John Brennan began his CIA career as a psychoanalyst. He eventually spent 25 years with the agency. Furthermore, he provided daily intelligence briefings to President Bill Clinton. Similarly, he has worked as the CIA station chief in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was the chief of staff to George Tenet, the then-director of the CIA.

From 2003 to 2004, he also served as director of the newly established Terrorist Threat Integration Center. Later, he quit government service to become the Chairman of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA).

John is also the CEO of The Analysis Corporation (TAC). Later, he returned to government service as Homeland Security Advisor for the Obama administration.

On January 7, 2013, President Obama nominated Brennan to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. After the Obama administration was overthrown by President Trump, John was replaced by Mike Pompeo on January 23, 2017. John was also appointed Distinguished Non-Resident Scholar at The University of Texas at Austin, where he serves as senior advisor to the university’s Intelligence Studies Project.

John Brennan: Net worth, Salary

John Brennan is a retired American Intelligence Officer. His estimated net worth is $3 million.

John Brennan Rumors, Controversy

Throughout his government career, John has faced numerous controversies. Similarly, a hacker acquired Johns’ personal AOL e-mail account and exposed it on Wikileaks in October 2015. Similarly, he encountered numerous controversies when criticizing President Trump.

John Brennan: Body features, Height, Weight

He is 5 feet and 5 inches tall and weighs approximately 65 Kgs. However, he has not revealed any other body  measurements.

Social media

He is not particularly active on social media. However, he has no social media accounts.

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