Douglas Laux

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Douglas Laux
Born (1983-01-20) January 20, 1983 (age 41)
Ohio
Alma materIndiana University
Website
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Douglas Laux (born January 20, 1983) is a former case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, having served undercover in the Middle East and Afghanistan for eight years. Upon leaving the CIA, Laux wrote a New York Times Bestselling memoir, Left of Boom, which details his experiences serving after the September 11 terrorist attacks.[1][2][3]

Service with CIA[edit]

Laux attended Indiana University, earning a bachelor's degree in political science and East Asian studies with a focus on the Japanese language.[4] He joined the CIA after a short stint working for the shipping company DHL following his graduation from IU.[5] Laux was an officer in the Near East Division and served multiple tours in Afghanistan and the Middle East.[6][7] Frustrated with the bureaucratic handling of the Syrian Civil War, Laux resigned from the Agency in February 2013.[8][9][10] Upon his departure, Laux served with Joint Special Operations Command until 2016.

Career after CIA[edit]

Media[edit]

In April 2016, Laux published his New York Times Bestselling memoir, Left of Boom: How A Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.[11][12] A year later, Laux appeared in six episodes of the Discovery Channel series Finding Escobar's Millions, which debuted on November 3, 2017.[13] He is also credited as the executive producer and creator of the series. In September 2017, Laux's photography was featured in a Playboy Magazine article entitled, "In The Path of the Totality: Notes of a Veteran Chasing the Eclipse."[14] Debuting on January 20, 2020, Laux appeared in eight episodes of the Bravo Channel series Spy Games.[15] Laux's role was as an "Assessor" responsible for building challenges for contestants and then critiquing them on their performance.

Community[edit]

In the fall of 2019, Laux founded the non-profit organization CVLSRVNT to better support active duty Ohioans deployed overseas.[16][17]

Publications[edit]

Laux, Douglas (2016). Left of Boom: How A Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781250081360.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mark Mazzetti (1 April 2016). "A C.I.A. Grunt's Tale of the Fog of Secret War". New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2017
  2. ^ Ken Dilanian (1 April 2016). "Spy Kid: A Young CIA Officer Breaks Cover and Spills Secrets". NBCNews. Retrieved 9 July 2017
  3. ^ Laux, Douglas; Pezzullo, Ralph (5 April 2016). Left of Boom: How a Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. ISBN 978-1250081360.
  4. ^ "COLUMN: "Left of Boom" gives an honest account of experiences in war - Indiana Daily Student". www.idsnews.com.
  5. ^ Thought Matters (4 May 2016). "Rebel Without a COS". HuffPost.
  6. ^ "Former Agent Reveals What It's Like to Be a Spy". 20 April 2016.
  7. ^ Romm, Cari (18 April 2016). "How Do Spies Keep Their Double Lives Secret?".
  8. ^ "Doug Laux and David Portnoy". adamcarolla.com. 29 April 2016.
  9. ^ "The story of the 20-something CIA officer who took on the Taliban".
  10. ^ "How a Young CIA Officer Infiltrated the Taliban".
  11. ^ ""Homeland" made me laugh: Here's what it's really like being a CIA agent in the Middle East". 7 April 2016.
  12. ^ HQ, Crime (5 April 2016). "Q&A with Doug Laux, Former CIA Case Officer and Author of Left of Boom". www.criminalelement.com.
  13. ^ "Finding Escobar's Millions - Watch Full Episodes & More! - Discovery". www.discovery.com.
  14. ^ "In the Path of the Totality: Notes of a Veteran Chasing the Eclipse". 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Douglas Laux". Bravo TV Official Site. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2020-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/displayPub78.do?dispatchMethod=displayPub78Info&ein=843207924&country=US&deductibility=all&dispatchMethod=searchCharities&isDescending=false&city=Coldwater&ein1=&postDateFrom=&exemptTypeCode=&submitName=Search&sortColumn=ein&totalResults=17&names=&resultsPerPage=25&indexOfFirstRow=0&postDateTo=&state=OH [dead link]
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