Alan Pino

Alan Pino joined the Bush School of Government and Public Service in the fall of 2020 and teaches at the Texas A&M Washington, DC, Teaching Site. Pino joins the Bush School after retiring from a thirty-seven-year career in the CIA, specializing in Middle East issues. During his time in the CIA, Pino served as the National Intelligence Officer for the Near East at the National Intelligence Council (NIC) from 2005 to 2020, Group Chief in the Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (2000-2005), and Chief of Counterterrorist Center Analysis Group (1998-2000). He is a recipient of the Director’s Award and the George H. W. Bush Award for Excellence in Counterterrorism. Pino received a master’s degree in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.