Rodney Faraon
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Rodney Faraon is a former CIA senior intelligence officer[1] and partner and Chief Creative Officer at Martin and Crumpton Group LLC, a business intelligence and public strategy firm,[2] founded by Hank Crumpton and former Hill and Knowlton Strategies Chairman Jack Martin.[3][4] He was a briefer and speechwriter for the Director of Central Intelligence, George J. Tenet[5][6] during both the President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush administrations[7] and was awarded the Director's Medal for his work.[8] He is also the President of Aardwolf Creative,[9] a company that produces CIA-themed shows and movies.[10] He was the executive producer of and inspiration for State of Affairs,[11][12] a 13-episode NBC series about a CIA analyst starring Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard.[13] As of 2019, Faraon became a partner with private equity firm Crumpton Ventures which has a partnership with New York-based investment company AIM13.[14][15]
In July 2021, Faraon appeared as a contestant on the inaugural season of BravoTV show "Top Chef Amateurs."[16]
Early life and education
Faraon was born in Kansas City, KS, then later relocated to Iowa for his teen years.[17] After graduating from Valley High School (West Des Moines, Iowa) in 1988 he moved to Washington, DC to attend Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service.[18]
References
- ^ "Sept. 11 Revealed The Importance And Limits Of The President's Daily Briefing". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "UNITED STATES : Crumpton Takes on High Profile Disney Executive - Issue 579 dated 09/10/2008". Intelligence Online. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rodney Faraon". The Cipher Brief. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Nov 2014, 17 (2014-11-17). "Ex-CIA Officers Make a TV Drama With 'State of Affairs'". Military.com. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
{{cite web}}:|first=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Arlington Dad Inspires NBC's Latest Primetime Drama". 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Meet the Man Who Inspired the New CIA Drama "State of Affairs" | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ Columnist, Francine Brokaw Community. "Katherine Heigl talks 'State of Affairs'". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Rodney Faraon". The Cipher Brief. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Katherine Heigl CIA Drama Lands at NBC". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2016-02-27). "STX Developing Spy Thriller With Former CIA Agent Henry Crumpton". Variety. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ Nov 2014, 17 (2014-11-17). "Ex-CIA Officers Make a TV Drama With 'State of Affairs'". Military.com. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
{{cite web}}:|first=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Meet the Man Who Inspired the New CIA Drama "State of Affairs" | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ Hamedy, Saba (18 November 2014). "TV ratings: NBC wins key demo; 'State of Affairs' has decent premiere". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Joseph Faraon". AIM13. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ "AIM13CVP". AIM13. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ "Arlingtonian as Amateur Top Chef". www.arlingtonconnection.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ "From the CIA to Hollywood | Pfeiffer Law". www.pfeifferlaw.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ Morain, Michael. "Behind the scenes: Katherine Heigl channels Iowan". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2019-12-04.