"Rick Hotchner is a retired CIA executive manager and operations officer who grew up in northern Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. He spent most of his career overseas and also served in several senior positions in Agency Headquarters in Langley, the last of which was Deputy Chief of Operations for global counterterrorism operations. He currently serves on the advisory boards of two companies and volunteers his time for a variety of other causes about which he cares, including but not limited to serving as an ambassador for Braver Angels (www.braverangels.org) and a mentor for veterans on www.veterati.com. Rick is married to Barbara Thomas, a retired diplomat who is also active in Braver Angels. Between them, they have five children and two grandsons."