
Alex Younger
Alex Younger
Former MI6 chief | Global security expert with 29 years intelligence experience

Alex Younger served as Chief of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) for the longest tenure in 50 years, leading the organization through an era of unprecedented global complexity.
Alex Younger served as Chief of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) for the longest tenure in 50 years, leading the organization through an era of unprecedented global complexity. After joining MI6 in 1991, he accumulated 29 years of intelligence experience navigating critical international security challenges across multiple geographies and rapidly evolving technological landscapes.
His unique perspective encompasses intelligence strategy, cybersecurity risks, and geopolitical threat assessment, providing organizations with authoritative insights into how nations protect their most sensitive interests. Sir Alex offers nuanced analysis of global intelligence dynamics, drawing from nearly three decades of experience at the highest levels of international security operations during a period when traditional intelligence frameworks faced disruption from technological advancement and shifting geopolitical alliances.
- Modern intelligence strategy in an era of technological disruption
- Cybersecurity threats and national security implications
- Geopolitical risk assessment and international security challenges
- Leadership during periods of unprecedented global complexity
- The evolution of intelligence operations in the digital age
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