Jerome "Jack" Israel - Chief Technology Officer, Federal Bureau of Investigation

On August 8, 2004 Mr. Israel reported for duty with the FBI as the Chief Technology Officer.

Mr. Israel will be responsible for developing new and emerging capabilities, using the latest information technologies to enhance all FBI IT lines of business. As the CTO he will address the pivotal role technology plays in both solving and preventing hostile and/or criminal acts.

Before coming to the FBI, Mr. Jerome Israel was a 25-year veteran of the National Security Agency (NSA). For the past three and a half years, he served as the Technical Director of Analysis and Production. In that capacity, he participated in the planning and building of information architectures that manage high data volumes and variety. His information technology experience includes strategy development, creating requirements processes, systems engineering, data model implementation, enterprise application integration, web services, and information assurance.

Prior to working for NSA, Mr. Israel worked in the Internet security arena and supplemented his knowledge with industry certifications from Cisco (CCNA) and Microsoft (MCSE). He was employed for over 15 years as an intelligence analyst on a number of different NSA missions. This experience has made him particularly sensitive to the needs of users of technology.

Mr. Israel graduated from Indiana University in 1978 with a degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures and an Area Studies Certificate from the Russian and East European Institute. He has maintained his Russian language proficiency through continued outside reading. In 1998, he graduated with a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College in Washington, D.C. His thesis focused primarily on Internet security. In 2003, Mr. Israel received the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Senior Career Employee.