Speaker Series 2024 – Bob Baer

June 26, 2024

Former CIA Agent

Bob Baer is a former Middle East CIA case officer whose memoir “See No Evil” is the basis of the Oscar-winning movie Syriana. Actor George Clooney played Baer, winning an Academy Award as Best Actor for his portrayal. In 1995, Bob was awarded the CIA’s highest honor, the coveted Career Intelligence Medal. Fluent in 8 languages, Baer is a four-time New York Times best-selling author, CNN Security Analyst, and contributor to TIME, Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post on international relations, espionage, and U.S. Foreign Policy.