Darrell M. Blocker retired after a successful 32-year career in the U.S. Intelligence Community earning the CIA’s Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal in 2018. He served four years as an Analyst/Briefer in the U.S. Air Force (1987-1990) and 28 years as a CIA operative (1990-2018). His CIA career highlights include serving as Chief of their iconic training facility, Deputy Director of the Counterterrorism Center, Chief of Africa Division, and multiple tours as a Chief of Station. At the time of his retirement, Darrell was the most senior black officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations with the rank equivalency of a three-star general.

Darrell has lived and worked in ten foreign countries, but his earliest childhood memories were the five years living in Okinawa (1968-1973). He also served in South Korea as an Air Force officer which launched his career as subject matter expertise (SME) on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or North Korea. Darrell’s other SME areas include Soviet Russia, Iran, Terrorism and Counterintelligence which he useds as a national security Contributor for ABC News since February 2019.

Darrell is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for MOSAIC Security, a strategic intelligence, crisis management and executive advisory firm. He is currently serving on two nonprofit boards dedicated to improving the future of youth in foster care (Peace4Kids.org) and MOSAIC Federation’s efforts to end the exploitation and human trafficking of youth and women (HumanSlavery.com).

Darrell also recently joined two corporate boards; Levenhall (https://levenhall.com/), an intelligence advisory services firm and Greentech Minerals Holdings (https://www.gtminholdings.com/), an asset development company specializing in providing access to investment and supply chain opportunities in US-Allied+.