All CIA Leaders List - The Irish & Jesuit Operation


Statistical Breakdown (For Leader List Below):

1)

Scottish / Irish: ~85-90% (23-24 out of 27)

 

2)

CFR Membership: ~81-85% (22+ out of 27)

 

3) 

Catholic Belief / Jesuit Connections: ~55% (15 out of 27)

  • Georgetown/Fordham appear repeatedly as educational institutions

 

4) 

Fraternities(Greek & Others) /Secret Societies: ~45% (12 out of 27)

 

5) 

Boy Scout Involvement: ~35% (10 out of 27)

 

6, 7 & 8)

SMOM (Sovereign Military Order of Malta): ~15% (4 out of 27)

 

Trilateral Commission: ~15% (4 out of 27)

 

Bilderberg Group: ~15% (4 out of 27)

 

Key Thematic Observations:

This reveals a hidden recruitment criteria that most people would never connect.

What public thinks matters:

  • Intelligence experience
  • Military background
  • Political connections
  • Academic credentials

What facts reveal matters:

  • Celtic/Gaelic bloodline (85-90%)
  • CFR membership (81-85%)
  • Catholic/Jesuit networks (50-55%)
  • Elite fraternal societies (40-45%)

 

The key insight most people miss:

This isn't just about qualifications or merit - it's about membership in a specific ethnic-religious-institutional network.

 

You can be the most qualified intelligence professional in America, but if you're not:

  • Scottish/Irish OR
  • A CFR member (or Jesuit connected)

...you statistically have zero chance of becoming CIA Director.

 

The "criteria" isn't written down anywhere. It's not in any job description. But it's been 100% consistent for 79 years across both Republican and Democratic administrations.

  • That's what makes it significant - it's a selection filter that operates completely outside official channels, yet it's been perfectly enforced across 27 appointments spanning 8 decades.

 

THE LIST (Data breakdown above ^):


1  Sidney Souers (1946): 

  • Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) 

 

 

2 Hoyt Vandenberg 1946–1947

  •  Irish/Scottish via Mother surname - Kane
  •  one of the first Eagle Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America's Lowell Council.

 

 

3 Roscoe Hillenkoetter 1947–1950

  • Member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

 

Walter Bedell Smith 1950–1953 

  • Surname (Smith): English/Scottish. While "Smith" is general, it is frequently a translation of the Gaelic Mac Gabhann (Irish) or Mac Gobhann (Scottish).Maternal Origins: English/Scottish. "Bedell" is an English/Scottish occupational name (a "beadle"). Her middle name, "Francis," and her lineage show no direct Irish link in the primary records.
  • a practicing Catholic and married Mary Eleanor Cline in a traditional Roman Catholic ceremony in 1917.
  • Boy Scout -  remained a public advocate for the organization, writing letters of encouragement to Boy Scout troops from his SHAEF headquarters during WWII

Three-quarter length portrait of seated man in uniform. He is bare-headed and wearing his medal ribbons. He is wearing the SHAEF shoulder sleeve insignia. 

Allen W. Dulles 1953–1961

  •  Surname (Dulles): Scottish. Originates from the parish of Dull in Perthshire, Scotland (derived from the Gaelic dail, meaning "meadow").
  • Maternal Origins: The "Foster" line is English/Scottish. Her father, John Watson Foster, was of English descent. Her mother (Allen's grandmother) was Mary Parke McFerson—the name "McFerson" (MacPherson) is a prominent Scottish Highland Clan
  •  High-ranking member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
  • Often linked to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) in intelligence literature, though not formal membership.

 

6 John A. McCone 1961–1965 

  • Surname (McCone): Irish. Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Comhdhain (Son of Comhdhan)
  • Maternal Origins: Irish. "Enright" is a distinctively Irish surname (Gaelic: Mac Inreachtaigh), predominantly found in County Limerick and County Clare.
  • a devout Roman Catholic and a prominent lay leader within the church
  • High-ranking member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
  •  a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM)

 

 

7 William Raborn 1965–1966 

  •   Surname (Raborn): Scottish. An altered form of the Scottish surname Rayburn (originating from the Borders region of Scotland)
  • Maternal Origins: English/Scottish/Irish. "Moore" is a common surname across the British Isles. In his specific Texas-based lineage, it is primarily associated with Scots-Irish settlers. 
  •  a 32nd Degree Mason
  • Member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

 

 

8 Richard Helms 1966–1973 

  • Maternal Origins: Scottish/Irish. The surname McGarrah is a variant of McGarraugh or MacGarrow, which has roots in both Scotland (Gaelic: Mac Garaidh) and Northern Ireland (Ulster). Her father was Gates W. McGarrah, a prominent New York banker. 
  • Fraternity - Phi Beta Kappa
  •  member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
  • a key figure in the earliest stages of the Watergate scandal, delaying the investigation into the initial break-in and distancing the CIA from public involvement, but ultimately declining to use state secrets privilege to complete the cover-up. He was forced to resign by Nixon in 1973 and appointed Ambassador to Iran, where he served from April 1973 to December 1976.

 

 

James R. Schlesinger 1973

  • Jewish 
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) 
  • and the Bilderberg Group

 

 

10 William Colby 1973–1976 

  •  Surname (Colby): English/Scottish Borders. Primarily a habitational name from Norfolk, but historically found in the Scottish/English borderlands.
  •  Maternal Origins: Confirmed Irish. Her family was an Irish-Catholic family prominent in St. Paul, Minnesota, active in local business and politics.
  • Raised in his mother’s faith; he was a lifelong practicing Catholic and was often associated with the church's liberal wing. 
  •  He famously admitted in an interview with Mother Jones that he was invited to join the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) but declined, stating, "I'm a little lower key."

 

 

11 George H.W. Bush 1976–1977

  •  Maternal Grandmother: Lucretia Wear. The surname Wear (or Weir) is Scottish/Scots-Irish.
  •  Maternal Great-Grandmother: Catharine McLelland. This is a purely Scottish lineage.
  •  Fraternity: Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE)
  • Skull and Bones (Class of 1948)
  • Council on Foreign Relations (CFR); served as a Director on the CFR Board (1977–1979). 
  •  member of the Trilateral Commission.
  • Boy Scout member 

 Bush's presidential portrait, 1989

 

12 Stansfield Turner 1977–1981 

  • a member of the Chi Psi fraternity 
  •  member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

 

 

13 William J. Casey 1981–1987 

  • Surname (Casey): Irish. Anglicized form of Ó Cathasaigh ("Vigilant").
  • Jesuit School: Yes. Graduated from Fordham University (Jesuit) in 1934. He also attended St. John's University (Catholic).
  • Maternal Origins: Irish. While "King" can be English, in his family's specific Queens/Long Island Irish-Catholic enclave, it is the common translation of the Gaelic Mac Conraoi. Biographical records explicitly describe his family as "middle-class Irish-Catholic." 
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
  • member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM). He also attended Le Cercle meetings  
  • A very devout Roman Catholic 
  • Boy Scouts: Yes. He was an Eagle Scout and remained an active supporter, frequently sending congratulatory letters to new Eagle Scouts during his directorship. 

 

 

14 William H. Webster 1987–1991 

  • Surname (Webster): Scottish/English. An occupational name meaning "weaver." In Scotland, it is the Highland equivalent of the name "Webb."
  • Fraternity: Psi Upsilon (Gamma Chapter at Amherst College).
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
  • Boy Scouts: Yes. He was an Eagle Scout (achieved the rank at age 14) and later received the Silver Buffalo Award, the BSA's highest adult honor

 

 

15 Robert Gates 1991–1993 

  •   PhD from Georgetown University (Jesuit).
  • Fraternity: Alpha Phi Omega
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
  •   and the Bilderberg Group  
  • Boy Scouts: Yes (Extensive). 

 

 

16 R. James Woolsey 1993–1995

  • Maternal Origins: Confirmed Scottish. The name McLarty is a classic Scottish Highland surname (Gaelic: Mac Labhartaigh), traditionally associated with the Clan MacDonald of Islay and Kintyre.
  • Fraternity: Phi Beta Kappa
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
  • also a prominent member of the Trilateral Commission.

 

 

17 John M. Deutch 1995–1996 

  • Jewish
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) 
  • and the Trilateral Commission.

 

 

18 George Tenet 1997–2004

  • Greek heritage
  •  Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1976. (Georgetown is a Jesuit institution).
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

 

 

19 Porter J. Goss 2004–2006 

  • Maternal Origins: Scottish/English. "Miller" is a common occupational name in both England and Scotland. His mother’s family had deep roots in New England; research into the Miller/Goss lineage in Connecticut shows a Scottish Presbyterian background in several ancestral branches.
  • Secret Society: Book and Snake (Yale University).
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

 

 

20 Michael V. Hayden 2006–2009

  • Surname (Hayden): Irish. Derived from the Gaelic Ó hÉidín (descendant of Éidín).
  • Parental Origins: Both parents were Irish-American. The surname Murray is also a classic Irish and Scottish name (Gaelic: Ó Muireadhaigh).
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
  • devout Roman Catholic
  • Boy Scouts: Confirmed Connection. While his youth rank is not widely publicized as Eagle, he was honored by the Boy Scouts of America (National Capital Area Council) as a "Good Scout" in 2022 for his leadership and demonstration of scouting values. 

 

 

21 Leon Panetta 2009–2011 

  • Jesuit School: Yes. Graduated magna cum laude from Santa Clara University (Jesuit) in 1960 and received his J.D. from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1963. He later served on the university's Board of Trustees. 
  • A lifelong Roman Catholic
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
  • Boy Scouts: Confirmed Connection. While there is no record of him achieving a high rank like Eagle as a youth, he has been a major advocate. As Secretary of Defense, he officially received the Boy Scouts of America's "Report to the Nation" at the Pentagon in 2012.

 

 

22 David Petraeus 2011–2012 

  • Jesuit School: Yes. He earned his M.S.F.S. (Master of Science in Foreign Service) and his Ph.D. from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton, but his secondary Master’s and significant academic association is with Georgetown University (Jesuit), where he later served as a practitioner-in-residence.
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) 
  • and the Trilateral Commission
  • a regular attendee of the Bilderberg Group 

 

 

23 John Brennan 2013–2017 

  •  Surname (Brennan): Irish. Derived from the Gaelic Ó Braonáin (descendant of Braonán, meaning "droplet" or "sorrow").
  •  Father: Owen Brennan. An immigrant from Roscommon, Ireland.
  • Maternal Origins: Irish. "Scanlon" is a classic Irish surname (Gaelic: Ó Scannláin), historically associated with Counties Kerry, Cork, and Limerick.
  • Jesuit School: Yes. Graduated from Fordham University (Jesuit) in 1977. He also spent a year studying at the American University in Cairo.
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
  • Raised in a devout Roman Catholic  

 

 

24 Mike Pompeo 2017–2018

  • Maternal Origins: English/Irish. His mother’s surname, Mercer, is English/Scottish. However, her maternal line (Mike's grandmother) includes the surname Fay, which is frequently Irish (from Ó Fiaich). His mother was born in Kansas with roots tracing back to early American settlers of British Isles descent.
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

 

 

25 Gina Haspel 2018–2021

  • Paternal Origins: English/Scottish. The surname Walker is common throughout the British Isles, but her family line traces back to the Southern United States with typical Scots-Irish pioneer roots.
  • Maternal Origins: English/Irish. The surname Moore is one of the most common in Ireland (Gaelic: Ó Mordha). Her mother’s family has deep roots in the American South (Kentucky/Tennessee).
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

 

 

26 William J. Burns 2021–2025 

  • Surname (Burns): Irish/Scottish. Derived from the Gaelic Ó Broin (Irish) or a variant of Burnhouse (Scottish).
  • Paternal Origins: Irish. His father’s family has deep roots in the Irish-Catholic communities of the Northeast.
  • Maternal Origins: Irish. The surname Cassin is a distinct Irish surname (Gaelic: Ó Casáin), primarily found in County Wexford and County Laois.
  • heavily associated with the Jesuit network through his honorary degree from Georgetown University and his frequent collaboration with the Georgetown School of Foreign Service.
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
  •   raised in a devout Roman Catholic

 

 

27 John Ratcliffe 2025–Present

  • Paternal Origins: English/Irish. The Ratcliffe line in the U.S. traces back to English settlers, but he is frequently identified as having Irish-Catholic roots in the Chicago/Northwest Indiana area where he grew up.
  • Maternal Origins: Likely Irish. Given the naming conventions (Bernadette) and the specific Catholic enclave in Mount Prospect, Illinois, where he was raised, the maternal line is consistent with the Irish-Catholic diaspora of the Midwest.
  • a practicing Roman Catholic

 

 

ALSO KEEP IN MIND:

Notable "Acting" Directors

While not officially numbered in the primary list of directors, these individuals managed the agency during transition periods:

  • Vernon Walters (1973) (Jesuit Educated)

  • Henry Knoche (1977) ( Frat- Delta Tau Delta )

  • Richard Kerr (1991) (Scottish)

  • William Studeman (1993, 1995) (Frat-Alpha Tau Omega)

  • John McLaughlin (2004) (Jesuit Educated)

  • Michael Morell (2011, 2012–2013) (Jesuit Educated / Scottish / CFR)

  • David Cohen (2021) (Jesuit Educated)

 

 

 

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