- Michael Hayden was born on March 17, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is married to Jeanine Carrier. They have three children.
- SpouseJeanine Carrier(? - present) (3 children)
- Former CIA director (2006-2009), Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (2005-2006) and NSA director (1999-2005).
- Graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh where he earned a B.A. in history in 1967 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Receive a M.A. in modern American History in 1969 from Duquesne University. Graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program through the University of Pittsburgh and entered active military service in 1969.
- Retired 4-star general and only person to 2016 to have headed both the NSA and the CIA.
- Principal, Chertoff Group.
- In the 7th and 8th grades, played quarterback on the school football team, which was coached by Dan Rooney, son of Art Rooney (the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers), and current Chairman of the team. One of Hayden's first jobs was as an equipment manager for the Steelers. Continues to be an avid fan of his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers.
- [observation, 2017, on the role of a CIA Chief] Your job is to tell the President things he does not want to hear. But you've got to walk them to the truth. You can't slap them in the face with it and run out of the Oval Office.
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