Dexter Ingram

In 2023, Dexter Ingram launched IN Network, a non-profit aimed at guiding young minds aged 13 to 26 towards fulfilling careers in national security. A former Naval Flight Officer, his State Department assignments include serving as Director of the Office of Countering Violent Extremism; Acting Director of the Office of the Special Envoy to Defeat ISIS; Senior Counter Terrorism Coordinator to INTERPOL in Lyon, France; Senior Political Advisor in Helmand, Afghanistan; Deputy Director of the Office of Preventing WMD Terrorism, and as a senior liaison to both the FBI and the DHS. Devoted to community engagement and story telling, Dexter shares his passion for history, national security, and service through his remarkable private spy collection. Dexter serves on the Boards of the International Spy Museum; the National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE); the Sycamore Institute; and Globally. He has also served on the Board of Visitors at National Defense University and on the D.C. Advisory Committee of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Dexter, a visionary in national security education, was selected as an International Counterterrorism Fellow in the inaugural class of U.S. CT professionals at National Defense University, as well as a Diversity In National Security Network’s honoree in U.S. National Security and Foreign Affairs. His media experience includes numerous appearances on CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, BBC, Abu Dhabi TV (UAE), NHK TV (Japan), and Maghreb News (Morocco). His work has been featured on ABC News "This Week," NBC News "Dateline NBC," USA Today, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, and U.S. News & World Report.