Craig R. Gralley

Craig Gralley was appointed Director, Strategic Plans and Outreach, of the National Intelligence Council in July 2003.

Mr. Gralley spent the first decade of his near-25-year career with the CIA as an all-source analyst responsible for reporting on the technical capabilities and operations of foreign ballistic missile and space systems. During this period, he also served with the National Security Agency, where he analyzed foreign political and economic developments.

Mr. Gralley spent time overseas on one of the first teams to perform baseline inspections associated with the Treaty on Short- and Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces. He helped inspect nuclear weapons and associated equipment in the former Soviet Union and East Germany.

Subsequently, Mr. Gralley was asked to head the Director’s Speeches and Appearances Staff, where he served as Principal Speechwriter for DCIs Webster, Gates, and briefly, for DCI Woolsey. Mr. Gralley served in the NIC previously as a Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Latin America (acting) and within the NIC Analytic Group. More recently, he was one of 20 federal employees selected for a Congressional Fellowship, sponsored by the American Political Science Association, and served as Group Chief in organizations that develop intelligence policy and formulate the Intelligence Community budget.

Craig Gralley graduated with honors in Political Science and Philosophy from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA, and received a M.A. in Government, also with honors, from Georgetown University.