About Michael Hayden
General Michael Hayden was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, where he was responsible for overseeing the collection of information concerning the plans, intentions and capabilities of America’s adversaries; producing timely analysis for decision makers; and conducting covert operations to thwart terrorists and other enemies of the US (2006-2008). Before becoming Director of the CIA, General Hayden served as the country’s first Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence and was the highest-ranking intelligence officer in the armed forces. Earlier, he served as Commander of the Air Intelligence Agency, Director of the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center, Director of the National Security Agency and Chief of the Central Security Service 1999 to 2005. General Hayden has a popular book on the shelves, “Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror.”
