Chris Reichl
Senior Representative, National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Chris Reichl joined the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) in 2006 and has covered a wide range of terrorism issues as a manager, targeter, and a strategic analyst. He currently serves as the senior NCTC Representative in New York City, where he covers the region of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware with the goal of supporting partners at all levels, throughout this region, to make their communities safer.
Prior to this role, Chris led multiple high performing teams at NCTC as a manager, which were focused primarily on disrupting threats to the homeland from foreign terrorist groups. Early in his career, he also worked as an intelligence analyst looking at al-Qa‘ida and other terrorist groups overseas and has completed multiple assignments overseas, including in Afghanistan.
Prior to joining NCTC, Chris worked as an imagery analyst at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and project manager in the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. He received a Master’s degree in Public Policy from American University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Affairs from Bloomsburg University. He is married with a five year old daughter named Ellie.
It is a tragic reality that hateful ideology has found fertile ground online and offline, with consequences affecting not only Americans but people around the world. We cannot stand idle in the face of bias, bigotry, and extremism. Together, at the Eradicate Hate Summit and beyond, the collective will of individuals and organizations is needed to galvanize all people of good will to protect and defend our communities.
