Andrew Hartsog

Executive Vice President, Constellis
Former Senior CIA Executive for Middle East, Iran, and Global Counterterrorism Operations

Andrew is the Executive Vice President for Special Programs with Constellis, a global security and government services company. Constellis provides a wide range of government and private services globally including security, mission support, medical, humanitarian relief, explosives mitigation, analysis, and consulting for overseas operations. Andrew serves on the board of directors for FAMIL and BadgerSix Foundations.

Andrew, prior to joining Constellis, completed over 30 years of government service, ending his career as a Senior Intelligence Service (SIS) Executive with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Andrew served with distinction with the CIA as a career Paramilitary Operations Officer (PMOO, multiple assignments as a Chief of Station (COS) in the Directorate of Operations (DO) in both the Middle East and Europe. His career spanned the gambit of the early days of the Afghan and Iraq conflicts to Latin America, Africa, and Eastern European assignments. Andrew finished his career with service in over thirty countries, over 20 conflict area assignments, and multiple command tours, finishing his career as a COS in one of the CIA’s largest war zone stations and as Chief of Operations for the Special Activities Center (SAC). Andrew’s career covers over 30 years of leading, planning, and executing multi-faceted operations worldwide, supporting critical national security objectives.

As a retired senior executive and paramilitary officer with considerable experience leading and executing national security programs, often under difficult circumstances, Andrew is considered an expert in crisis management, operations, and leadership.

At the CIA, Andrew received the CIA’s Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal and was a two-time recipient of the Distinguished Intelligence Star for Valor. He received the Directorate of Science and Technology’s (DST) John McCone Award for Excellence in Technical Operations, the Directorate of Digital Innovation (DDI)’s Ben Franklin Award for Excellence in Communication Innovation, and a four-time nominee for the DO Excellence in Leadership Award. Andrew received his BA in History from West Virginia University and previously served with the U.S. Army’s Special Forces (Green Berets).