Counterterrorism expert Jarret Brachman will speak at Jan. 22 meeting

Brachman is an internationally recognized specialist on international security and counterterrorism. He currently manages the Global Threat Intelligence program at Wells Fargo. From 2008 to 2013, Brachman launched and directed a law enforcement training program at North Dakota State University. Before that, Brachman served as the founding director of research at West Point's Combating Terrorism Center from 2004 to 2008.  He holds a Ph.D in international relations from the University of Delaware and served as a Fellow with the Central Intelligence Agency's Counterterrorist Center in 2003. 

 

Brachman has been called a "Laptop James Bond" by Esquire magazine and an "Information Warrior" by the Associated Press.  He published his first book, "Global Jihadism: Theory and Practice" in 2008. In 2010, Brachman traveled to Libya to interview imprisoned senior members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG).  He continues advising federal, state and local government professionals across law enforcement, military and intelligence communities as an Intelligence Community Associate. Brachman has testified before multiple Congressional subcommittees, the British House of Lords, and has been cited in most major global media outlets.

 

We meet at 12:15 p.m. at the Edina Country Club. All are welcome. Cost for lunch and the program is $18.