Edward Mickolus Explained

Edward Francis Mickolus, Jr.
Birth Date:	28 December 1950
Occupation:	counter-terrorism analysts
Nationality:	American
Citizenship:	USA
Alma Mater:	Georgetown University Yale University
Genre:	counter-terrorism
Spouse:	Susan Schjelderup (m. January 15, 1983.)

Edward Francis Mickolus, Jr. (born December 28, 1950) is an author and counter-terrorism expert, and formerly an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency,^{[1] [2]} from which he retired in 2008. Mickolus is the author or co-author of a number of books on counter-terrorism.

Personal life

Born to Catherine Teresa (née Lawlor; 1916–1995) and Edward Francis Mickolus (1911–1996), he is of Irish and Lithuanian ethnic descent, and he was raised and is a practicing Catholic.

Mickolus married Susan Schjelderup, daughter of Maria (née Giuliano; 1922–2006) and John Rost Schjelderup (1917–2005), on January 15, 1983.

He is an avid collector of neckties with around 1700 of them.

Notes and References

1. News: Spieler, Geri . May 29, 2011 . The Secret Book of CIA Humor . New York Journal of Books . 2011-11-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111111231903/http://nyjournalofbooks.com/review/secret-book-cia-humor . 2011-11-11.
2. News: Edward Francis Mickolus . Vinyard Software . Dr. Edward Mickolus, President of Vinyard Software, has been a leading scholar in international terrorist studies since 1975. He served in the Central Intelligence Agency as an analyst, collector, public affairs officer, and recruiter for 33 years. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426002526/http://vinyardsoftware.com/images/EdVita.pdf . 2012-04-26 .