Mark Gygi served in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations for nearly thirty years, serving abroad in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Gygi recently retired overtly, with his cover rolled back, which is why he will provide personal advice and career insights on the operations side of the house. He attended Brigham Young University and received a BA in political science with a Graduate Certificate in Middle East Studies from the University of Utah. While at BYU, Gygi spent semesters at BYU’s Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies and at the Washington Seminar.