Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council (NSC)
Colonel (Ret) Christopher Costa formerly served as Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the White House. Costa is currently the Executive Director of the International Spy Museum. His 34-year DoD career included 25 years as an intelligence officer serving with Special Operations Forces (SOF). Colonel Costa earned two Bronze stars for sensitive human intelligence work in Afghanistan. As a civilian at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, he was inducted into United States Special Operation’s Commando Hall of Honor for lifetime service to US Special Operations.