Clinton West is the Former CIA Chief, Office of Supply Chain Risk Management, now President of the Supply Chain Security Practice at Ark Wolfe Global Solutions. He spent over 20 years at the agency — including deployments in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Europe during COVID, the Afghan withdrawal, and the Ukraine war. He started in Navy intelligence reading satellite imagery, then transitioned to CIA supply chain operations.
Mike Walker is the CEO of Agentic Data Systems. Former Microsoft VP of Global Health and Life Sciences Digital Strategy. Former Gartner VP. He sits on multiple boards and does independent strategic consulting for the largest pharma and biotech companies in the world. He was nearly kidnapped in Cairo.
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
- “I Was Nearly Kidnapped in Cairo” — The Dangers of Global Supply Chain Work
- Only 3% of Pharma Knows Their Supply Chain End to End
- 70% of API Comes from India and China — The Hidden Dependency
- What the Iran War Reveals About Healthcare Supply Chains
- “Supply Chain Doesn’t Collapse — It Erodes Slowly”
- Lessons from Afghanistan and Ukraine — What Irreversible Looks Like
- CIA Tabletop Exercises — “Let’s Play a Game”
- “Family Counseling” — The Emotional Intelligence of Risk Management
- The AI Race — Only Two Superpowers: US and China
- “What’s an AirTag?” — Meeting People Where They Are
- How to Build a Supply Chain Risk Strategic Plan
- From Somalia at 19 to CIA Director — The Personal Journey
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