Coming Out of the Closet

Michele Rigby Assad is a former undercover officer in the National Clandestine Service of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Trained as a counterterrorism specialist, Michele served her country for ten years, working in Iraq and other secret Middle Eastern locations. Michele enjoys speaking to women’s groups, training on counterterrorism to a room full of crusty Middle Eastern intelligence officers, and business teams on how they can apply intelligence lessons to workplace productivity, sales and team culture.