14 Facts About John McClurg

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John E McClurg is an American security and counterintelligence professional.

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John McClurg spent his early career with the US government, serving as both a supervisory special agent and branch chief for the FBI as well as a deputy branch chief for the CIA.

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John McClurg received his JD from Brigham Young University and became licensed to practice law through the Utah Bar Association.

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John McClurg began his career working in the intelligence community, working for the FBI, where he co-created what became the National Infrastructure Protection Center at the Department of Homeland Security.

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At the FBI John McClurg was a supervisory special agent and served on one of the US's first Joint Terrorism Task Forces.

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John McClurg was involved in the capture and prosecution of Poulsen, and was responsible for efforts that resulted in the capture of CIA double agent Harold James Nicholson.

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John McClurg was involved in real-world security operations against Mexican drug cartels and other organized criminals.

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John McClurg served as a cybersecurity branch chief who developed the cyber-counterintelligence program for the US Department of Energy's newly founded Office of Counterintelligence.

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John McClurg was a deputy branch chief for the CIA, helping to establish the CIA's Counter-espionage Group.

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John McClurg later became the vice president and chief security officer of Global Security at Honeywell, where he developed strategic focus and tactical operations for cyber and physical security.

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John McClurg was working on an early Advanced Persistent Threat program, before moving to Dell Inc in 2011, where he became the vice president and chief security officer of Dell's Global Security Organization.

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John McClurg has contributed to publications including Security Magazine and Information Week.

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John McClurg has served as a keynote speaker on security issues at industry conferences.

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In 2008 John McClurg was named a Compass Award winner for leadership in the security industry by Chief Security Officer Magazine, and he has been named to the "25 Most Influential in the Security Industry" list for Security Magazine.

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