Ezra Cohen

Ezra Cohen
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Acting
In office
November 10, 2020 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJoseph D. Kernan
Succeeded byDavid M. Taylor (Acting)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
Acting
In office
August 10, 2020 – November 10, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byChristopher C. Miller (acting)
Succeeded byJoseph Tonon (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Ezra Cohen-Watnick
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRebecca Miller
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

Ezra Cohen, also known as Ezra Cohen-Watnick, is an American intelligence official who served as the acting under secretary of defense for intelligence during the first Trump Administration. He previously served as the acting assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, national security adviser to the United States attorney general and as a former senior director for intelligence programs for the United States National Security Council (NSC).[1]

  1. ^ "Ezra Cohen > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Biography". www.defense.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2020.