Jonny Gannon on CIA Operations, Leadership Under Fire & AI Intelligence
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Jonny Gannon on CIA Operations, Leadership Under Fire & AI Intelligence

2:02:18 Feb 25, 2026
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In this episode of The Watchers, Andy Sauer sits down with former CIA officer Jonny Gannon for an inside look at clandestine operations, from the front lines of post-9/11 Afghanistan, to leading elite teams in the world’s most high-stakes environments.Gannon shares hard-earned lessons on trust, leadership under fire, and the realities of espionage, alongside firsthand insight into how artificial intelligence is transforming intelligence work today.It’s a sharp, unfiltered conversation about service, risk, and what it truly takes to operate, and lead, in a world that refuses to stand still.MORE FROM JONNY GANNONLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonny-gannon-3818bb55/FOLLOW THE WATCHERSWebsite: https://thewatchers.ioLinkedIn: https://thewatchers.io/linkedinSentinel Blue: https://sblu.us/linkedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/watcherspodcast/JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON DISCORDhttps://thewatchers.io/DiscordGET THE AUDIO PODCASTRSS Feed: https://thewatchers.io/feedEpisodes: https://thewatchers.io/episodesCONNECT WITH ANDYLinkedIn: https://sblu.us/AndyPRODUCED BYhttps://www.sentinelblue.comPRODUCTION TEAMhttps://www.brandready.com/Hashtags#nationalsecurity #cyberintelligence #CIA #intelligencecommunity #AIandsecurity#leadership #specialoperations #counterterrorism #futureofwarfare #cybersecurity#cyberdefense #TheWatchersPodcast #sentinelblue #jonnygannon #andysauer
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