Chris Wood (CIA)

Chris Wood
Central Intelligence Agency Counterterrorism Center
Director
In office 2015–2017
President	Donald Trump Barack Obama
Preceded by	Michael D'Andrea
Succeeded by	Classified
Personal details
Nationality	American
Alma mater	George Mason University, B.A.
Profession	Espionage
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Central Intelligence Agency
Unit	Northern Alliance Liaison Team
Battles/wars	US Invasion of Afghanistan

John Christopher Wood is a retired operations officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he was part of the initial team of seven CIA officers that entered Afghanistan in pursuit of al-Qa'ida and the Taliban just 15 days after the attacks. Later he held prominent positions, including Kabul station chief and director of the Counterterrorism Mission Center (CTMC).