Join us on Friday, November 5 at 12:15 p.m. for a conversation with Michael Morell, former acting director of the CIA, the president's briefer on 9/11, and host of the award-winning Intelligence Matters podcast. He will cover all things intelligence as it pertains to American security over the past two decades. This event takes place during the University's National Security Simulation, organized by Mershon Senior Faculty Fellow Dakota Rudesill.
This event is open to all.
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Speaker: Michael Morell
Michael Morell is host of the Intelligence Matters podcast and most recently served as deputy director of the CIA from 2010 to 2013 and twice served as acting director. Morell was with President Bush on Sept. 11, 2001 when al-Qaida attacked America, and he was with President Obama on May 1, 2011 when Osama bin Laden was brought to justice. Morell started his career at the CIA in 1980. He worked on East Asia for 14 years as an analyst and rose to ultimately become the director of the Office of Asian Pacific and Latin American Analysis; President George W. Bush’s intelligence briefer; an executive assistant to CIA Director George J. Tenet; the executive director of the CIA; the director for intelligence; the deputy director of the CIA; and twice acting director.
Books by Michael Morell: The Great War of Our Time: The CIA's Fight Against Terrorism—From al Qa'ida to ISIS
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The Ohio State National Security Simulation bridges the gap between classroom learning and the real world.
Held every other year, this professional skills development exercise involves professional, graduate, and undergraduate students from across campus. Over two busy days, students studying or with backgrounds in law, intelligence, the military, policy (including political science, history, and international affairs), communications, and business management assume their respective roles in and out of government.
Students work with and are mentored by practitioners in senior roles. Together, they manage real-world international and domestic security problems in real-time. Player decisions determine the simulation’s outcomes.
