As we speak we now have a fantastic Fight Story that ranges from the navy intelligence tactical entrance traces of counterterrorism and the Korean peninsula to essentially the most strategic of all, serving because the PDB briefer to the President of the US (POTUS) with senior intelligence officer Michelle DiGruttolo.
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I strongly encourage you to take heed to the tip of this podcast to get a full appreciation of Michelle’s expertise because the President’s briefer, to incorporate her function because the briefer throughout the Benghazi Consulate assault (you may, after all, take heed to our earlier interview with Kris “Tanto” Paranto who was on the bottom throughout that assault to listen to each the entrance traces and halls of management views on that pivotal day).
Michelle started her profession as an Army intelligence officer after which transitioned to the Protection Intelligence Company (DIA) the place she would finally lead a division of 40 fellow analysts. Whereas at DIA, she was handpicked to compile and ship the President’s Every day Transient (also called the PDB) to then President Obama and his Chief of Workers Jack Lew.
The PDB function to POTUS shouldn’t be a political appointment and is barely entrusted to the elite of the intel group’s analytic core, which Michelle is. As all the time, we don’t get political on this podcast, nonetheless, to make sure we hear either side, we even have former President Trump’s PDB briefer booked for later this summer season to grasp what her expertise was like within the Oval Workplace underneath one other administration.
Michelle additionally briefed and/or labored intently with retired senior leaders Petraeus, McChrystal, Clapper, and a number of other family names throughout her profession, exposing her to management on the very highest ranges.
After service, Michelle went on to discovered Sage Raven Advisors, the place she leverages an in depth community of native advisors, companions, and associates and couple them with cutting-edge applied sciences and knowledge analytics, to offer actionable and well timed insights to purchasers in advanced and dynamic geopolitical landscapes.
I hope you take pleasure in this very attention-grabbing deep dive into the lifetime of a profession navy intel officer and the lifetime of a PDB Briefer to the President as a lot as I did.
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Key Highlights:
Navy Intelligence to Presidential Briefings: Michelle’s journey from an Army intelligence officer to main a division on the Protection Intelligence Company (DIA).
The President’s Every day Transient (PDB): Uncover the intricacies of compiling and delivering the PDB to President Obama and Chief of Workers Jack Lew, together with her essential function throughout the Benghazi Consulate assault.
Management Insights: Michelle’s interactions with famend leaders like Petraeus, McChrystal, and Clapper, and her publicity to management on the highest ranges.
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Visitor Introduction: Michelle DiCartullo
01:22 Michelle’s Function as PDB Briefer
03:00 Insights into Intelligence Evaluation
08:08 The Path to Turning into a PDB Briefer
18:26 Early Profession and Navy Expertise
38:26 Tactical Missions in Korea
39:13 Life as an Officer in Korea
39:42 Variations Between Intel and Service Personnel
40:42 9/11: A Private Account
41:51 Counterterrorism Operations Through the Surge
43:00 Challenges of Analytic Work in Counterterrorism
44:52 Every day Lifetime of a Deployed Department Chief
46:31 Constructing Morale and Group Spirit
49:28 Rewards and Challenges of Focusing on Work
50:40 Standing Up the CJIATF in Afghanistan
54:05 The Bin Laden Raid and Its Impression
57:21 Reflections on a Numerous Navy Profession
01:05:27 The Function of a PDB Briefer
01:12:40 A Robust Evening for the PDB Briefer
01:13:51 Preliminary Indicators of Bother in Benghazi
01:14:59 Realization and Response
01:16:51 Disagreement with the Analyst
01:19:22 Briefing the President
01:20:29 Aftermath and Fallout
01:23:50 Leaks and Challenges
01:30:50 Reflections on Mentorship and Management
01:34:41 Present Work and Insights
01:39:02 Private Touches and Sentimental Objects
01:40:54 Conclusion and Last Ideas
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