Jon retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in 2013 after 33 years of service. His senior assignments included, Director, National Clandestine Service (NCS), Deputy Director NCS for Community Humint, Chief, Special Activities Division and Deputy Chief Africa Division. He discussed the Dilemma of Democracy and Covert operations: What do we Really Want? He will examine covert operations from the Cold War through the War on Terror and the recurrent efforts to assure accountability.
