Rodney Faraon Explained

Rodney Faraon is a former CIA senior intelligence officer.[1]

Biography

Faraon is also a partner and Chief Creative Officer at Crumpton Global LLC, a business intelligence, political risk, and public strategy firm,[2] founded by Hank Crumpton.[3] [4] [5] He was a briefer and speechwriter for the Director of Central Intelligence, George J. Tenet[6] [7] during both the President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush administrations[8] and was awarded the Director's Medal for his work.[9] He is also the President of Aardwolf Creative,[10] a company that produces CIA-themed shows and movies.[11] He was the executive producer of and inspiration for State of Affairs,[12] [13] a 13-episode NBC series about a CIA analyst starring Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard.[14] As of 2019, Faraon became a partner with private equity firm Crumpton Ventures.[15] [16]

In July 2021, Faraon appeared as a contestant on the inaugural season of BravoTV show "Top Chef Amateurs."[17]

Early life and education

Faraon was born in Kansas City, KS, then later relocated to Iowa for his teen years.[18] After graduating from Valley High School (West Des Moines, Iowa) in 1988 he moved to Washington, DC to attend Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sept. 11 Revealed The Importance And Limits Of The President's Daily Briefing. NPR.org. en. 2019-05-01.
  2. Web site: 2008-10-09. United States: Crumpton Takes on High Profile Disney Executive - Issue 579 dated 09/10/2008. 2019-05-01. Intelligence Online. en.
  3. Web site: Rodney Faraon. 2021-02-23. The Cipher Brief. en-US.
  4. Web site: Ex-CIA Officers Make a TV Drama With 'State of Affairs'. 2014-11-17. Military.com. en. 2019-05-01.
  5. Web site: Rodney Faraon . 2023-08-07 . Crumpton Global . en.
  6. Web site: Arlington Dad Inspires NBC's Latest Primetime Drama. 2014-11-17. en. 2019-05-01.
  7. Web site: Meet the Man Who Inspired the New CIA Drama "State of Affairs" Washingtonian (DC). 2014-11-12. Washingtonian. en-US. 2019-05-01.
  8. Web site: Katherine Heigl talks 'State of Affairs'. Francine . Brokaw . Daily Herald. en. 2019-05-01.
  9. Web site: Rodney Faraon. The Cipher Brief. en-US. 2019-05-01.
  10. Web site: Katherine Heigl CIA Drama Lands at NBC. The Hollywood Reporter. 9 September 2013 . en. 2019-05-01.
  11. Web site: STX Developing Spy Thriller With Former CIA Agent Henry Crumpton. McNary. Dave. 2016-02-27. Variety. en. 2019-05-01.
  12. Web site: Ex-CIA Officers Make a TV Drama With 'State of Affairs'. 2014-11-17. Military.com. en. 2019-05-01.
  13. Web site: Meet the Man Who Inspired the New CIA Drama "State of Affairs" Washingtonian (DC). 2014-11-12. Washingtonian. en-US. 2019-05-30.
  14. Web site: TV ratings: NBC wins key demo; 'State of Affairs' has decent premiere. Hamedy. Saba. Los Angeles Times. 18 November 2014 . 2019-05-01.
  15. Web site: Joseph Faraon. AIM13. en-US. 2019-12-04.
  16. Web site: AIM13CVP. AIM13. en-US. 2019-12-04.
  17. Web site: Arlingtonian as Amateur Top Chef. 2021-11-27. www.arlingtonconnection.com.
  18. Web site: From the CIA to Hollywood Pfeiffer Law. www.pfeifferlaw.com. 2019-12-04.
  19. Web site: Behind the scenes: Katherine Heigl channels Iowan. Morain. Michael. Des Moines Register. en. 2019-12-04.

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