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.
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
