Nick’s Bio

Nicholas Eftimiades recently retired from the US Department of Defense. His 34 year government career includes employment in CIA, as a Special Agent in the US Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and a Senior Intelligence Officer in Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Mr. Eftimiades held positions in analysis, human and technical intelligence collection, and leadership. He had overseas assignments in Vienna, Frankfurt, Moscow, London, and Tokyo. His long career in DIA includes senior assignments as the Chief of Counterterrorism Operations, Transnational Issues Division, Futures Division, and Space Division. He has been awarded the National Intelligence Council Achievement Award and DIA Director’s Intelligence Award – that agency’s highest recognition of achievement. He distinguished himself numerous times in the senior ranks of the intelligence and defense communities. As a subject matter expert Nick has provided congressional testimony and briefings on numerous occasions to Members of Congress and staff.

Mr. Eftimiades currently holds senior appoints on the DoD Defense Science Board, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Advisory Council/Economic Security Subcommittee, and as an Intelligence Community Associate for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Intelligence Council. He was also a Senior Research Fellow at King’s College War Studies Department, London UK. Mr. Eftimiades has authored books and number of scholarly articles on national security, technology, and space issues. Nick’s book “Chinese Intelligence Operations,” is the first ever scholarly examination of the structure, operations, and methodology of the intelligence services of the People’s Republic of China.  His recent monograph “Chinese Espionage: Operations and Tactics” expands on that work.

Nick is a frequent lecturer and public speaker on future technology, space, and national security issues. He has appeared as an expert on CBS Evening News, Dateline NBC, ABC’s Day One, BBC, BBC America, National Public Radio, and dozens of other television and radio broadcasts. He has been quoted in hundreds of newspapers and magazines across the world.

Mr. Eftimiades is also the founder and chairman of a the Federation of Galaxy Explorers (FoGE), a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring youth to pursue an interest in engineering and science.