Skip to main content
Notifications
  • How to improve your ticket sales
    ×
  • You Need to Be a Better Public Speaker
    ×
  • Thank you for joining the site and for staying with us!
    ×
  • At your virtual events
    ×
  • Here are our top tips for coping with public speaking.
    ×
  • Upgrade
  • Blog
  • Login
  • Sign up
  • Speakers
  • Organizers
  • Agencies
  • Events
  • How it works
  • SkillCamp
  1. Home
  2. Find a speaker
  3. Edward Mickolus
Edward Mickolus's cover banner
Edward Mickolus's picture

Edward Mickolus

PhD
President, Author and Writing Consultant
Wandering Woods Publishers
Country or state 
United States (Florida)
Available to 
North America
City 
Jacksonville
Fee 
Ask for pricing
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

Bio

Ed Mickolus has written over 48 books (so far) ranging from terrorism studies to humor, had a wide-ranging 33 year career at the CIA, founded a research company, teaches intelligence, mentors writers, collects neckties and classic cars, and is even a recovering stand-up comedian.

With his varied and interesting background, he can speak about so many different topics, from fun to serious. Want to know what it's like to work inside the CIA? Interested in some insider CIA humor? Want to know how to conduct a briefing for senior executives? Want writing advice and encouragement from an author of over 45 books? Want to know how to write a realistic spy thriller? And much more!

After graduating from Georgetown University, Ed Mickolus wrote the first doctoral dissertation on international terrorism while earning an M.A., M.Phil, and Ph.D. from Yale University.

He then served in analytical, operational, management, and staff positions in the Central Intelligence Agency for 33 years, where he was CIA’s first full-time analyst on international terrorism; analyzed African political, economic, social, military, and leadership issues; wrote political-psychological assessments of world leaders; and managed collection, counterintelligence, and covert action programs against terrorists, drug traffickers, weapons proliferators, and hostile espionage services.

He founded Vinyard Software, Inc., whose products include ITERATE (International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events) text and numeric datasets and DOTS (Data on Terrorist Suspects). Clients include 200 universities in two dozen countries.

His 48 books include a series of multi-volume chronologies and biographies on international terrorism; more than two dozen book chapters; 100 articles and reviews in refereed scholarly journals and newspapers and presentations to professional societies; and 14 humorous publications.

For the following ten years, he was a senior instructor for SAIC and its spinoff, Leidos, Inc. He served as the Deborah M. Hixon Professor of Intelligence Tradecraft and was on the Board of Advisors at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School in Washington, D.C.

He often addresses meetings of the Florida Writers Association and university courses, mentoring aspiring authors. He taught creativity at government facilities, universities, and civic societies.

A recovering standup comic, he often gives presentations on his collection of 1,700 fashion-challenged neckties and collects classic automobiles.

He is married to Susan Schjelderup and they live in the Jacksonville, Florida area.

Current position (2)

President, Author and Writing Consultant

Wandering Woods Publishers

President

Vinyard Software

Degrees (2)
Government
Georgetown University
1969 to 1973
Political Science
Yale University
1973 to 1981
  • All (2)
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • Slides (1)
  • One sheet (1)
This speaker hasn't uploaded any videos yet.
This speaker hasn't uploaded any photos yet.
VIDEO: CIA Humor Standup Comedy
Edward Mickolus One Sheet
This speaker hasn't uploaded any press information yet.

Books & Articles (8)

Spycraft for Thriller Writers: How to Write Spy Novels, TV Shows and Movies Accurately and Not Be Laughed at by Real-Life Spies
Wandering Woods Publishers,
2021
The Creativity Sourcebook: The Daily Guide to Unleashing Your Creativity
Wandering Woods Publishers,
2021
The Secret Book of CIA Humor
Pelican Publishing,
2011
Briefing for the Boardroom and the Situation Room: A Brief Guidebook
Wandering Woods Publishers,
2015
Stories from Langley: A Glimpse Inside the CIA
Potomac Books,
2014
Scatterplots, Scattershots, and Scatterbrains: Using Graphic Modeling in Assessing the Optimal Size of Trivia Teams
Espionage During a Pandemic: Collection, Analysis, and Counterintelligence Implications of COVID-19
How Do We Know We're Winning the War Against Terrorists?

Expertise (11)

PR & Communications
Sport & Hobbies
Skills & Trades
Social & Political
Government
Book Author Book Writing Briefing Techniques Creative Writing Book Writing Workshop business and creativity
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

Author, Researcher, Humorist, Consultant, Instructor, Speaker and retired Intelligence Officer

Social media
Similar to Edward
  • Latanya Epiphany Richardson's picture
    Latanya Epiphany
    Richardson
    Owner
    Epiphany Consulting Works
  • David Christain's picture
    David
    Christain
    Writer
    American book writing
  • Rahul Haripriya's picture
    Rahul
    Haripriya
    Founder
    Torch Herd Media
  • Eron Henry's picture
    Eron
    Henry
    Principal
    Eron Henry and Associates
  • Dr. Samantha Schinder,  PhD's picture
    Dr. Samantha
    Schinder, PhD
    Entrepreneur
    Camp Sammy Dog Training
  • Speakers
  • Agencies
  • Events
  • How it works
  • Blog
  • Upgrade
  • Podcast
  • About us
  • Organizers
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy policy
  • FAQ
  • API
  • White Label Terms
  • Contact
  • Corporate Speakers Bureau & CRM
  • Motivational speakers
  • Leadership speakers
  • Business speakers
  • Inspirational speakers
  • Keynote speakers
  • Corporate speakers
  • Celebrity speakers
  • Top 50 Business Speakers
  • Top 50 Leadership Speakers
  • Top 50 Motivational Speakers
  • Top 50 Technology Speakers

Get speaking tips & so much more!

Twice a month we send you speaking tips, training ideas and lots of useful updates.

© 2023 SpeakerHub
All rights reserved.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • SoundCloud
Developed by Integral Vision