A. Reese Madsen was appointed the US Department of Defense Intelligence and Security chief learning officer within the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence in January 2006. He is responsible for providing policy, oversight, and guidance to the training, education, and nationally accredited certification of civilian, military, and industry defense intelligence and security personnel within the DoD. He is also chairman of the DoD Intelligence Training and Education Board and provides advice and counsel to the National Intelligence University’s board of visitors.