John F. McCreary, Esq. - the Highly Qualified Subject Matter Expert for Analysis Transformation for the United States Air Force Intelligence Analysis Agency, he is a 38 year veteran of defense intelligence. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed, nightly news commentary, NightWatch™. He has taught strategic analysis and warning to the intelligence staffs of 32 countries. He created and taught the U.S. National Warning Course from 1983 to 1992. He has received dozens of commendations, citations, medals and awards from the Intelligence Community, the CIA and the DIA. In 2004 he received a Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service; the only DIA analyst to ever have received this award. His publications include The Latest Intelligence Crisis,with Richard A Posner, in Intelligence and National Security, Volume,23, Issue 3, 2008; Intelligence as Evidence, J2 monograph,1996; Analysis of Political Instability, J2 monograph, 1995; Warning Cycles, Studies in Intelligence, 1983.
Don McDowell - consulting instructor. Don’s professional career in intelligence spans 45 years. He started his career with active military intelligence service abroad before moving into national security and government analytical fields. For more than two decades he has worked mainly in enforcement intelligence, specializing in strategic analysis, publishing widely and winning awards for this work. Don’s consulting work continues today taking him around the globe providing specialized intelligence training. Don was the founder of AIPIO (Australian Institute for Professional Intelligence Officers) and is a lifetime CCA (Certified Criminal Analyst).
