Non-Resident Fellow, Intelligence Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University & Former National Intelligence Manager for Iran (NIM-I), Office of the Director of National Intelligence, USA

Norman T. Roule served for 34-years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing significant programs relating to the Middle East. Mr. Roule’s service in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations included roles as Division Chief and Chief of Station. He has held multiple senior assignments in Washington as well as during more than 15 years of overseas work.

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He served as the National Intelligence Manager for Iran (NIM-I) at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from November 2008 until September 2017. As NIM-I, he was the principal Intelligence Community (IC) official responsible for overseeing national intelligence policy and activities related to Iran and Iran-related issues, to include IC engagement on these topics with senior policymakers in the National Security Council, the Department of State and Congress. Mr. Roule received multiple awards during his career.

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Mr. Roule works as a speaker and consultant on Middle East-related political, security, economic, telecommunications, and energy issues. He also serves as a non-resident fellow at the George Mason University National Security Institute, and a Senior Adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, United Against Nuclear Iran, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative.