Monday, October 29, 2012

CIA moonlights in corporate world

The CIA is offering operatives a chance to peddle their expertise to private companies on the side. Business Intelligence Advisors (BIA), based in Boston. BIA was founded and is staffed by a number of retired CIA officers, and it specializes in the arcane field of “deception detection.” BIA’s clients have included Goldman Sachs and the enormous hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, according to spokesmen for both firms.

It make sense to bring these skills into the business community. Read more from a 2010 article in Politico

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .