Alexander W. Joel is the first

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for the U.S. Office of the

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. He was appointed to the position by Director

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on December 7, 2005.

Biography

Alex Joel entered public service following the events of September 11. He joined the

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's Office of General Counsel in October 2002, where he provided legal advice relating to intelligence activities. Prior to his employment by the CIA, Mr. Joel served as the privacy, technology, and e-commerce attorney for Marriott International, Inc., where he helped engineer and deploy Marriott's global privacy compliance program, including the creation of their first privacy officer position. Before that, he worked as a technology attorney at the law firm of Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge in

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(now

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), and for four years as a

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Judge Advocate General Corps officer, as both prosecutor and defense attorney.

Education

Mr. Joel received his B.A. degree from

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in 1984, magna cum laude. He received his law degree from the

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in 1987, magna cum laude, where he was a member of the

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