Major General (Ret.) Charlie Cleveland brings over three decades of operational and intelligence experience in the U.S. Army, including key roles in the Intelligence Community, the Joint Special Operations Command, and the National Geospatial Agency. Charlie most recently served as the Director of Operations at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and as the Vice Director of Intelligence at the Joint Staff. In each of these positions, he directly supported senior policymakers by providing current and crisis intelligence support. He has commanded operational units at every level of his career, served during multiple overseas deployments, and holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Furman University.