A.B. Krongard
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The Director of US Central Intelligence George J. Tenet announced on March 16, 2001 the appointment of A.B. "Buzzy" Krongard to serve as Executive Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency. The Executive Director is the third ranking position within the CIA and the incumbent functions essentially as the Chief Operating Officer of the Agency. For three years prior Krongard has served as Counselor to the DCI.
A longtime consultant to DCIs, Mr. Krongard joined the Agency full time in February, 1998 following an extraordinary 29-year business career. During his private sector career he served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Alex.Brown Incorporated, the nation’s oldest investment banking firm, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Bankers Trust. Krongard received an A.B. degree with honors from Princeton University and a Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law. He served three years of active duty as an infantry officer with the United States Marine Corps.
