Linda Weissgold: Seeing the World Through an Intelligence Lens

Biography

Linda Weissgold is an Adjunct Professor at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service following a remarkable 37-year career at the Central intelligence Agency. She was the CIA’s Deputy Director for Analysis from March 2020 until April 2023. In that role, she was responsible for the quality of all-source intelligence analysis at the CIA for our nation’s top decision makers and she oversaw the professional development of the officers who produce it.  Linda was part of the creation and delivery of intelligence analysis on a variety of complex issues and in multiple settings. The units she guided, including as the head of the CIA’s Office of Terrorism Analysis, generated insights that informed US policy and operations across multiple Administrations and helped to identify Usama Bin Laden’s location and the rise of ISIS. For more than two years, she served as President George W. Bush’s intelligence briefer. 

A skilled communicator experienced in the coverage of urgent and controversial issues, Linda is a champion of analytic tradecraft, integrity, and objectivity in intelligence analysis. She is widely recognized for her unwavering dedication to the CIA’s national security mission and its officers and is a proud member of the board of directors for the CIA Officers Memorial Foundation where she continues her commitment to the intelligence community and fostering the next generation of professionals. 

Weissgold holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in international economics and finance. 

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