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Christopher O'Leary has over two decades of working on counterterrorism investigations and operations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Before leaving federal service, O'Leary served as the U.S. Government's Director of Hostage Rescue and Recovery, leading an interagency task force dedicated to the mission of safely bringing home Americans taken hostage abroad by a terrorist organization. He began his career with the FBI in the Minneapolis Field Office serving as a Special Agent on the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and as an FBI SWAT Operator. Over his career in counterterrorism, O'Leary served in numerous critical leadership roles including Supervisory Special Agent of the Al-Qaeda Squad of the New York JTTF, Unit Chief in command of the FBI's elite Counterterrorism Fly Team, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the New York JTTF, and as a Senior Executive in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters. O'Leary has extensive experience working on counterterrorism matters around the world with the U.S. Special Operations and Intelligence Community, as well as with Intelligence and Security Services from numerous international partners. In addition to his time with the FBI, O'Leary also has more than 20 years of service as a United States Marine, where he attained the rank of Gunnery Sergeant., CTC: In over two decades of service in the FBI, you had numerous significant roles in counterterrorism, from the tactical to the strategic. Was there a particular role that you [...]

LJ's annual Placements and Salaries survey offers a deep dive into the data of how and where newly minted library school graduates go on to work (or, in some cases, [...]

The Railway Track & Structures 2024 Engineer of the Year, Jeffrey Watson, Vice President of Engineering at Genesee & Wyoming, knows a thing or two about hard work and leadership. [...]

Like so many other young men of his generation, in the mid 80s, Tom Morello came to Los Angeles to pursue his dreams of a life in rock'n'roll. It did [...]

August 2024 Whatever your education level or goal, you have lots of career options. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) can show you which occupations are expected to have [...]

WELCOME TO OUR 2024 Emerging Leaders in Healthcare feature! We are thrilled to have 14 outstanding people on this year's list. We tightened up the criteria this year to put [...]

For the fourth straight year, Railway Track & Structures is proud to honor some of the brightest women in railroad engineering. With many careers spanning decades, these women have cultivated [...]

'BRO CULTURE' IS DRIVING SOME WOMEN OUT OF THE FIELD. THEY AREN'T HAVING IT. Kayla Opperman, a Colorado-based former engineer, quit her career in architectural and electrical engineering with MEP [...]

In January 2024, a coroner's inquest on the massacre at the James Smith Cree reserve was underway. I thought it an appropriate time to write a eulogy for Harold Johnson, [...]

When PGA Tour player Akshay Bhatia won the Valero Texas Open in April, it made for a fun story. This was the first time a competitor in the Drive, Chip [...]

MATTHEW Perks is the photographer like so many of us; the semi-pro who takes on paid work but isn't a full-time professional. The photographer with passion who doesn't like following [...]

THE MAN KNOWN as the Deacon has released plenty of his own music--a total of eight albums, including this year's The Deacon Speaks. But Steve Hunter's greatest fame comes from […]

The average age of U.S. mariners is around 54. That's all well and good, but who is coming up behind them? The industry needs to get younger. That doesn't mean [...]

THE FIRST TIME the public saw Dave Stewart, he was tapping away at the keyboard of an MCS Percussion Computer in the video for Eurythmics' 1983 hit, 'Sweet Dreams (Are [...]

'SONGS KIND OF jump out of a guitar,' Justin Hayward notes via Zoom from his home in the south of France, where he splits time with his native England. He [...]

KENZIE--CLOSE TO YOU Kenzie's new video Close to You--featuring ASTN--comes weeks before the release of her debut album 'Biting My Tongue.' The album reflects the artist's newly-found voice and how [...]

Robert Long, a retired Space Force colonel, was hired last September as president and CEO of Space Florida, the state's aerospace economic development arm. Long spent most of his military [...]

Children are Alaska's most precious resource, everyone can agree. The state's other resources-be they oil and gas, minerals, forests, or energy-present young people with career opportunities. One way that students [...]

Working in games can be a thrilling career, but it's also something that requires tough compromises. On the one hand, being part of a world-class team that creates beautiful universes [...]

JESSE ARMSTRONG TV CREATOR OF THE YEAR SUCCESSION SUCCESSION SCRIBE Jesse Armstrong, ADWEEK's 2024 TV Creator of t he Year, never had a clear path to comedy TV royalty. Armstrong, [...]

For more than a half decade, many employers have been adopting a skills-based talent strategy to achieve a competitive advantage in their industries and retain their best talent. A growing [...]

WINGER WERE GIANTS of the hair metal era, scoring hits and becoming a fixture on MTV with heavy rotation for their over-the-top videos. Like many bands of the era, they [...]

Cock Sparrer, an East End London street-punk institution, with a core quartet of members who've been together since 1972, have never been more in demand than they are right now. [...]

'WE WERE A work in progress all the time,' Tom Johnston says, recalling the Doobie Brothers' first era, from 1970 to 1977. The effort certainly paid off: You'd be hard-pressed [...]

Theodore Roosevelt said, 'Believe you can and you're halfway there.' There are countless testimonials $ from women and people of color who are in the fire service that affirm that [...]

GUITAR WAS A 'third time's the charm' proposition for Blue Oyster Cult co-founder Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser. The Queens, New York, native started out playing accordion when he was nine [...]

INTERVIEW PHOTOGRAPHS BY RICK WENNER As president of his family’s Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix in Libourne, Bordeaux, since 1991, Christian Moueix could have easily coasted through a comfortable career in the [...]

Byline: Craig Jenkins The West Coast hip-hop luminaries who appeared at (https://www.vulture.com/article/kendick-lamar-not-like-us-the-pop-out.html) Kendrick Lamar's the Pop Out in June reinforced a reality apparent to even the casual observer: The defiant [...]

Byline: admin Luc Debove, Director , Èëcole Nationale Supérieure de PÈótisserie, part of Èëcole Ducasse In recent years, the pastry industry has undergone a remarkable transformation, emerging as a new [...]

Veronica Shanklin left her top marketing job to care for her grandmother with dementia in May 2013. At first, she thought it would be a temporary career break -- but [...]

BY CATHY APPLEFELD OLSON AND THOM DUFFY The Founder’s Library at Howard University in Washington, D.C. (JUSTIN KNIGHT) THIS HAS BEEN A SEASON of milestones at the colleges and universities [...]

A number of professional athletes have continued their careers in broadcasting after retiring from their sport of choice. Who, after all, knows the ins and outs of the games better [...]

Byline: Eric Francisco A friend is a gift you give yourself, and so is a good Jake Gyllenhaal flick The movies have always been in Jake Gyllenhaal's blood. Born to [...]

A month after retiring from his 26-year career in law enforcement, Fred Jones moved from Florida to Thailand. He now lives in a $540-a-month two-bedroom house in Chiang Mai with [...]

Olivia Gaudree started working at Fuel Venture Capital as an intern in her early 20s. She worked her way up the ranks and became a partner in under seven years [...]

Byline: Alasdair Fotheringham Estonian set to shift from Intermarché-Wanty to Kinan team for 2025 Every late autumn in cycling it is the same - a fresh wave of professional riders [...]

Byline: Talia Barrington Despite winning two Olympic gold medals this summer, Kristen Faulkner says her reputation will probably always be 'Harvard grad who quit a successful career in venture capital [...]

Stuart Fuller, 64, teaches graphics, design, and technology in London. He went back to school to pursue a career in teaching at 60. He finds teaching rewarding even though it's [...]

Byline: Carson Griffith Erin Lee Carr has made a career in crime. When I arrive at Vidiots, the DVD rental store, hangout, and art-house cinema in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, [...]

Donald Trump has had a winding personal and political career. From his marriages, to real estate, to the presidency, he's captured the public's attention. Here's all you need to know [...]

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is reminding students of internship opportunities available for the spring 2025 semester. Internship opportunities include a public policy internship, meetings and events internship, and [...]

BY JONATHON JACKSON A SHATTERED DREAM is an awful thing in the moment, but it can also turn out to be a blessing in disguise. That’s how John Brown looks [...]

CEO STRATEGIES RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACES WITH A DIVERSE 20-YEAR CAREER IN HOSPITALITY ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIES INCLUDING AFRICA, AMIR GOLBARG CAN TELL YOU HOW LOCATIONS YOU NEVER KNEW EXISTED CAN [...]

Our monthly guide to the most exciting catalogue releases, historic issues and box-sets In his recent memoir My Life in Music (7/24), Sir Antonio Pappano describes the process that led [...]

Yi Ke Cao did her first internship at a hedge fund when she was 16. Cao says the two week stint, though brief, was a pivotal moment in her career [...]