Ben Venzke

Chief Executive Officer, IntelCenter

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Chief Executive Office of IntelCenter, a private contractor that provides counterterrorism and intelligence support to the military and law enforcement communities

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During the Cold War, US intelligence struggled to penetrate the Kremlin, which ran the Soviet Union with an iron hand.

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During the Cold War, US intelligence struggled to penetrate the Kremlin, which ran the Soviet Union with an iron hand.

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