Adam Jones, ODNI, Adam is a Recanati-Kaplan Fellow and career intelligence officer. After the 2016 election, he served as the primary analytic interface between the President-Elect's transition team in Washington, DC and the Intelligence Community. During the first year of the Trump Administration, he was detailed as Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor to the President’s Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor at the White House. He has worked on the staff of the President's Daily Brief, the National Intelligence Council, and as an operational targeter at CIA. He started his career in the Intelligence Community as the speechwriter for the DNI.
Kelly Garfallo, DIA, Division Chief, Kelly is a Recanati-Kaplan fellow at the Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project. She recently served as the Africa Division Chief, Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) Defense Clandestine Service (DCS), where she led strategic programs. Her career began as a U.S. Air Force Officer where she served in command, leadership, and inter-agency assignments. She deployed to Afghanistan, held positions as a senior instructor, DoD liaison, and Chief of Operations at field and headquarters levels. Kelly holds a bachelors in history and sociology and masters in international relations.
Jeff Fields, FBI, Supervisory Special Agent, Jeff is a Mid Career student at HKS. He currently serves as a Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) on the New York FBI JTTF where he leads an interagency cyber-network and HUMINT operations task force. Prior to this post he served as SSA in the Counterterrorism Division’s HUMINT Ops Unit, and before this was deployed operationally with the National Covert Ops Section, International Terrorism Ops Section within the FBI’s National Security Branch.
Clarence Jones Jr., NSA, Technical Leader/Senior Operations Officer, Clarence is a Recanati-Kaplan fellow at the Belfer Center, working on the Intelligence Project. He joined the National Security Agency in 1984. He received his BS in Electronic Engineering Technology from The College of New Jersey, (formerly Trenton State College) in 1984, and his MS Telecommunications Management from the University of Maryland, University College in 1999. In 1997, Mr. Jones was awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service Award, by the Director, NSA. He was designated as an Intelligence Community Officer as of 2004. His research at Harvard addresses the lnternet of Things (IoT) and the impact on the Intelligence Community (IC) from an intersection of technology, policy, and security and the impact they all have on decision making.
Liz Leyne, DIA, Deputy Division Chief, Liz is a National Security Fellow at the Befer Center. She serves as a Deputy Division Chief at the Defense Intelligence Agency and has led counterterrorism teams in D.C., Afghanistan, and Iraq since 2007. She recently served as the President's Daily Briefer to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Liz also consulted for the United Nations in NYC and South Africa and was a Fulbright researcher in Jordan. Liz has a BA in History and Political Science from Villanova University and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.
John Wigle, Data Scientist, John is a Recanati-Kaplan Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center. With thirty years of service in the Intelligence Community, he has held numerous analytic and operational support positions. In 2016, Wigle was promoted to the Senior Analytic Service, and currently is the Intelligence Community’s adviser on post-doctoral research regarding social network analysis metrics. He holds an MS from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include data science, robotic process automation, social network analysis, data protection, and the nexus of tribal sovereignty and national security.
