AKA Robert David Steele Vivas

Born: 16-Jul-1952
Birthplace: New York City

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Spy, Author

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Open Source Systems

Military service: USMC (infantry, reserve intelligence, -1993)

Now a proponent of OSINT, or open source intelligence. Steele gives seminars and has spoken at two of the Hope conferences.

Father: (petroleum engineer)
Mother: (Colombian)
Wife: Kathy Lynette Steele (three sons)
Son: Patrick James Steele
Son: Matthew Brian Steele
Son: Sean Joseph Steele

    University: Naval War College
    University: AB Political Science, Muhlenberg College
    University: MA International Politics, Lehigh University
    University: MA Public Administration, University of Oklahoma

    CIA employee Clandestine Service

Author of books:
On Intelligence: Spies and Secrecy in an Open World (2000, nonfiction)
The New Craft of Intelligence: Personal, Public, & Political (2002, nonfiction)
Information Operations: All Information, All Languages, All the Time (2006, nonfiction)

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