Chief Executive Officer, Pharos Strategic Consulting LLC
Norman T. Roule is a business consultant on Middle East political, security, economic, and energy issues with an emphasis on the Gulf Cooperation Council states and Iran. He served for 34-years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing multiple programs relating to the Middle East. His work in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations included service as Division Chief and Chief of Station as well as more than 15 years of overseas work.
Mr. Roule served as the National Intelligence Manager for Iran (NIM-I) at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from November 2008 until September 2017. As NIM-I, he was the principal Intelligence Community (IC) official responsible for national intelligence policy & activities related to Iran-related issues, to include IC engagement on these topics with senior-most policymakers in the National Security Council, the Departments of State, Defense, and Energy, and Congress. Mr. Roule has received multiple national security awards and was decorated by President Obama. Since his retirement, Mr. Roule continues to engage policymakers in the U.S. and the Middle East.
Mr. Roule is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a non-resident Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Visiting Fellow at George Mason University. He is frequently asked to comment on Middle East issues for international media.