John A. Gentry, Ph.D.
Former CIA Analyst; Retired Army Reserve Officer; Intelligence Scholar; IWP Adjunct Professor
Expertise
- Intelligence Studies
- U.S. Intelligence Community
Professional Experience
John A. Gentry was for 12 years an intelligence analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he mainly worked economic issues associated with the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries; for two of those years he was senior analyst on the staff of the National Intelligence Officer for Warning.
He is a retired U.S. Army Reserve officer, with most assignments in special operations and intelligence arenas.
Dr. Gentry now also teaches for the School of Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University. He formerly taught at Georgetown University, Columbia University, and the National Intelligence University.
He writes regularly on intelligence and security issues, including four books and about 40 articles and book chapters on intelligence topics. His most recent book is Diversity Dysfunction: The DEI Threat to National Security Intelligence (Academica Press, 2025). He received a Ph.D. in political science from The George Washington University.