Bruce Valentine

Bruce Valentine is a veteran CIA operations officer with a career spanning three decades across Central Asia, the Balkans, Africa, and denied areas. He served as Deputy Chief of Station in multiple overseas posts and held senior leadership roles in war zone stations following 9/11. His field assignments culminated in four Chief of Station roles and high-level positions including Chief of Operations for the Western Hemisphere, Chief of the Central Asia and Caucasus Group, and Acting Chief of the Counterterrorism Center. He trained officers in operational tradecraft, led strategic initiatives at CIA Headquarters, and concluded his Agency career as Associate Deputy Director of the CIA for Operations (ADDO), where he oversaw global clandestine activities.