Dr. Deborah Wituski: From Analyst to Academic in the AI Era

On this episode of Intelligence Career Conversations, host Jim Donnelly sits down with Dr. Deborah Wituski, Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced and International Studies. Dr. Wituski reflects on her path from academic research to the CIA, her leadership roles at Google, and her return to higher education. She discusses the value of mentorship, lifelong learning, and adapting analytic tradecraft in an era shaped by artificial intelligence. The conversation offers an inside look at the challenges, transitions, and rewards of building a career across government, industry, and the university classroom.