Nic McKinley

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Nicholas McKinley is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative and US Air Force veteran. He is also the founder of DeliverFund. [1]

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Early life and education

Kinley is originally from Montana. [2] [3] He studied at Harvard Extension School (HES) and earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts. [2] [4]

Career

McKinley's professional journey began in the United States Air Force, where he served eleven years as a pararescueman (PJ) within the Special Operations community. [5] His duties involved performing high-risk rescue missions and providing medical care in combat zones. [6] [1] McKinley joined the CIA in 2007 as an operative in the agency's Directorate of Operations component, [6] where he gathered intelligence on global threats. [1] [4] During his time as a CIA Operative, he was nearly abducted at a checkpoint by terrorists while stationed in North Africa, but managed to negotiate his way out of the situation without the use of physical violence. [6] He left the CIA in 2014 to start a family and establish the non-profit organization DeliverFund. [2] [4] [3] In its first three years, DeliverFund produced intelligence leading to the arrest of four pimps. [7] The organization expanded in 2018, assisting law enforcement in the arrest of 19 traffickers and rescuing 17 victims. [7] In the first nine months of 2019, DeliverFund helped arrest 25 traffickers and 64 buyers of underage sex. [7] DeliverFund also provided intelligence that helped take down the listings site Backpage in 2018. [7]

As part of a team of special operations experts, he also assisted in the evacuation of the Afghan girls' soccer team to Lisbon, Portugal, following the Taliban takeover in the summer of 2021. [8]

Personal life

His experiences at the CIA have led to comparisons with the fictional character Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst and field operative created by author Tom Clancy. He is married. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Courage Under Fire: How Ex-CIA Officer Nic McKinley Dodged Bullets, Spies & Terrorists". Spyscape . Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nic McKinlay". Forbes . Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  3. 1 2 Brewster, Thomas (2023-10-04). "iphone app promises to identify human traffickers critics say it endangers victims". Forbes . Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  4. 1 2 3 Throp, Charles (2018-09-26). "Meet the CIA Officer Who Brings Realism to Amazon's Jack Ryan". Men's Journal . Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  5. ↑ "Ex CIA officer & USAF pararescueman". Spyex. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Capote, Nicholas (2023-06-21). Nic McKinley - The Real Jack Ryan by VICE Media (Documentary). Vice Media.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Captain, Sean (2019-11-04). "This AI can spot signs of human trafficking in online sex ads". Fast Company . Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  8. ↑ Margolius, Marie (2023-08-24). "How the Afghan Girls' Soccer Team Started Life Anew". Time . Retrieved 2024-10-02.
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