Christopher Costa

Colonel Christopher P. Costa, USA, (Ret.) is the Executive Director of the International Spy Museum and a 34-year veteran of the Department of Defense. Previously, he served 25 years in the United States Army as an intelligence officer and with special operations forces (SOF) overseas.  In 2013, Costa was inducted into the United States Special Operations Commando Hall of Honor for lifetime service to US Special Operations. He is an Adjunct Professor for the Georgetown University Security Studies Program – Walsh School of Foreign Studies, where he teaches graduate-level courses on Terrorism.  He has published articles in Terrorism and Political Violence, Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, and terrorism-related opinion pieces in the New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, Defense One, The Hill, Washington Examiner, and Foreign Policy.  In 2017-18, Costa served as the Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council.