Juan Zarate
He is the chairman and co-founder of the Financial Integrity Network, a Washington, D.C.–based consulting firm, and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.[3] The son of a Mexican father and Cuban mother, Zarate was born and raised in Santa Ana, California, and graduated from Mater Dei High School.With the advent of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, his duties shifted to economic sanctions and asset forfeiture programs, and thus began Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.[8] His portfolio included "coordinating the government’s counterterrorism strategy and efforts against other transnational threats, such as maritime security, piracy, hostage-takings, organized crime and gangs."[5] After Bush's term expired Zarate worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and for a time as CBS News' senior national security consultant and analyst.