Andrew Badger

Andrew Badger is a veteran of the US Intelligence Community (IC) where he served for six years as a human intelligence collection officer. He is a graduate of the CIA’s elite training course 'The Farm' and deployed to Afghanistan in 2014 where he conducted intelligence operations in support of the US military. 

Since transitioning to the private sector, Andrew has worked in geopolitical risk management for firms like McKinsey and Deutsche Bank. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Government from Harvard University and a Master’s degree in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Oxford. He is currently a Research Associate with the Oxford Emerging Threats Working Group.

Mr Badger is the co-author of the forthcoming book The Great Heist: How China Stole the West’s Secrets, Harper Collins (2025).