John Sipher
John Sipher is a partisan former member of the Central Intelligence Agency’s National Clandestine Service.
Bio
Verbatim from his bio at Just Security:[1]
- John Sipher (@john_sipher) is the co-founder [with Jerry O'Shea] of Spycraft Entertainment, a firm providing content to the entertainment industry, and a Director of Client Services at CrossLead, a software/consulting firm.
- John is a sought-after foreign policy and intelligence expert. His articles have been published in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Politico, Foreign Affairs, Newsweek, Slate, Lawfare, and The Cipher Brief as well as Just Security. He regularly appears on the PBS NewsHour, CNN, MSNBC, BBC and speaks to corporate, academic and governmental groups.
- John retired in 2014 after a 28-year career in the Central Intelligence Agency’s National Clandestine Service. At the time of his retirement, he was a member of the CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service, the leadership team that guides CIA activities globally. John served multiple overseas tours as Chief of Station and Deputy Chief of Station in Europe, Asia, and in high-threat environments. He has significant experience working with foreign and domestic partners to solve national security challenges. John also served as a lead instructor in the CIA’s clandestine training school and was a regular lecturer at the CIA’s leadership development program. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal.
- John graduated from Hobart College and has a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University. He has attended a variety of executive courses at Harvard University, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, The Aspen Institute, and the Intelligence Community's Executive Leadership program.
Lincoln Project
John Sipher is listed as a Senior Advisor to the Lincoln Project,[2] which was founded by establishment republicans to take down President Donald Trump and his supporters. According to their website, "President Donald Trump and those who sign onto Trumpism are a clear and present danger to the Constitution and our Republic."[3]
Hunter Biden Story is Russian Disinfo
Hunter Biden Story is Russian Disinfo was an attempt by "more than 50 former senior intelligence officials" to deny the existance of a damning laptop owned by then-presidential candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden. An article by Natasha Bertrand of Politico[4] reported that "[M]ore than 50 former senior intelligence officials have signed on to a letter outlining their belief that the recent disclosure of emails allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden, pictured here, “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”
John Sipher signed the letter.