Brian is a highly decorated former American intelligence officer and a retired aerospace executive. He is the author of the award-winning Able Archers series of historical thrillers. Brian bases his characters on people he knew as an intelligence officer and as a globe-trotting executive. He also brings into play countries and places that he iknows first hand in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Brian has written numerous articles for national publications and is a consultant on the upcoming Netflix series on the Cold War and the BBC series "Spy Wars".
The first book in his series is The Able Archers and it introduces Kevin Cattani, a young American Air Force Intelligence officer, who is based on Brian's own experiences. Kevin's Russian counterpart is Colonel Ivan Levchenko, a Soviet military intelligence (GRU) officer.
The second book in the series, The Righteous Arrows, will be published by Koehler Books in April 2024.
Brian was raised in southern Virginia and currently lives in the Washington, D.C. area and in Florida. He earned degrees from William and Mary, the University of Oklahoma, and Georgetown University. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
