All CIA Leaders List - The Irish & Jesuit Operation
Statistical Breakdown (For Leader List Below)
Statistical Breakdown
- 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)
- 4) Fraternities (Greek & Others) / Secret Societies: ~45% (12 out of 27)
- 5) Boy Scout Involvement: ~35% (10 out of 27)
- 6) SMOM (Sovereign Military Order of Malta): ~15% (4 out of 27)
- 7) Trilateral Commission: ~15% (4 out of 27)
- 8) Bilderberg Group: ~15% (4 out of 27)
Related reading: Catholic/Jesuit connections -- all-us-jesuit-colleges-universities
Related reading: Fraternities/Secret Societies -- jesuits-controls-america-with
Related reading: Boy Scout Involvement -- beyond-handshake-inside-lds-churchs
Related reading: SMOM -- engineers-of-war-knights-of-malta
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 -- All 27 CIA Directors, Full Detail (tap to expand)
- Fraternity: Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE).
- Ancestry: Irish/Scottish via mother's surname, Kane.
- Boy Scouts: One of the first Eagle Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America's Lowell Council.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Surname (Smith): English/Scottish. "Smith" is frequently a translation of the Gaelic Mac Gabhann (Irish) or Mac Gobhann (Scottish). Maternal (Bedell) is also an English/Scottish occupational name (a "beadle").
- Faith: A practicing Catholic; married Mary Eleanor Cline in a traditional Roman Catholic ceremony in 1917.
- Boy Scouts: Remained a public advocate, writing letters of encouragement to Boy Scout troops from his SHAEF headquarters during WWII.
- Surname (Scottish): Originates from the parish of Dull in Perthshire, Scotland (Gaelic dail, meaning "meadow").
- Maternal Origins: English/Scottish. Grandmother Mary Parke McFerson -- "McFerson" (MacPherson) is a prominent Scottish Highland clan.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): High-ranking member.
- SMOM: Often linked to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in intelligence literature, though not formal membership.
- Surname (Irish): Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Comhdhain (Son of Comhdhan).
- Maternal Origins: Irish. "Enright" is a distinctively Irish surname (Mac Inreachtaigh), predominantly found in County Limerick and County Clare.
- Faith: A devout Roman Catholic and a prominent lay leader within the church.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): High-ranking member.
- SMOM: A member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
- Surname (Scottish): An altered form of the Scottish surname Rayburn (Borders region of Scotland).
- Maternal Origins: English/Scottish/Irish. In his Texas-based lineage, "Moore" is primarily associated with Scots-Irish settlers.
- Freemasonry: A 32nd Degree Mason.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Maternal Origins: Scottish/Irish. The surname McGarrah is a variant of McGarraugh or MacGarrow, rooted in both Scotland and Northern Ireland (Ulster).
- Fraternity: Phi Beta Kappa.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Watergate: 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. Forced to resign by Nixon in 1973; appointed Ambassador to Iran (April 1973-December 1976).
- Ancestry: Jewish.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Bilderberg Group: Member.
- 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 Irish-Catholic, prominent in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Faith: Raised in his mother's faith; a lifelong practicing Catholic, often associated with the church's liberal wing.
- SMOM: Admitted in an interview with Mother Jones that he was invited to join the Sovereign Military Order of Malta but declined, stating he was "a little lower key."
- Maternal Lineage: Grandmother Lucretia Wear (Scottish/Scots-Irish); great-grandmother Catharine McLelland, a purely Scottish lineage.
- Fraternity & Secret Society: 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).
- Trilateral Commission: Member.
- Boy Scouts: Member.
- Fraternity: Chi Psi.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Surname (Casey): Irish. Anglicized form of O Cathasaigh ("Vigilant").
- Jesuit School: Graduated from Fordham University (Jesuit) in 1934; also attended St. John's University (Catholic).
- Maternal Origins: Irish. His family's Queens/Long Island enclave is described in biographical records as "middle-class Irish-Catholic.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- SMOM: Member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; also attended Le Cercle meetings.
- Faith: A very devout Roman Catholic.
- Boy Scouts: An Eagle Scout, and remained an active supporter, frequently sending congratulatory letters to new Eagle Scouts during his directorship.
- Surname (Webster): Scottish/English. An occupational name meaning "weaver"; in Scotland it is the Highland equivalent of "Webb".
- Fraternity: Psi Upsilon (Gamma Chapter at Amherst College).
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Boy Scouts: An Eagle Scout (achieved the rank at age 14) and later received the Silver Buffalo Award, the BSA's highest adult honor.
- Education: PhD from Georgetown University (Jesuit).
- Fraternity: Alpha Phi Omega.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member, also of the Bilderberg Group.
- Boy Scouts: Yes (extensive involvement).
- Maternal Origins: Confirmed Scottish. "McLarty" is a classic Highland surname (Mac Labhartaigh), traditionally associated with Clan MacDonald of Islay and Kintyre.
- Fraternity: Phi Beta Kappa.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Trilateral Commission: A prominent member.
- Ancestry: Jewish.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member, also of the Trilateral Commission.
- Ancestry: Greek heritage.
- Education: Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1976 (a Jesuit institution).
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Maternal Origins: Scottish/English. "Miller" is common in both England and Scotland; research into the family's Connecticut lineage shows a Scottish Presbyterian background in several branches.
- Secret Society: Book and Snake (Yale University).
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Surname (Hayden): Irish. Derived from the Gaelic O hEidin (descendant of Eidin).
- Parental Origins: Both parents Irish-American; the surname Murray is also a classic Irish and Scottish name.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Faith: A devout Roman Catholic.
- Boy Scouts: Confirmed connection; honored by the Boy Scouts of America (National Capital Area Council) as a "Good Scout" in 2022.
- Jesuit School: Graduated magna cum laude from Santa Clara University (Jesuit) in 1960 and received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1963; later served on the university's Board of Trustees.
- Faith: A lifelong Roman Catholic.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Boy Scouts: Confirmed connection; as Secretary of Defense he officially received the Boy Scouts of America's "Report to the Nation" at the Pentagon in 2012.
- Jesuit School: Earned his M.S.F.S. and Ph.D. from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton, but his significant academic association is with Georgetown University (Jesuit), where he later served as a practitioner-in-residence.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member, also of the Trilateral Commission.
- Bilderberg Group: A regular attendee.
- Surname (Brennan): Irish. Derived from the Gaelic O Braonain.
- Father: Owen Brennan, an immigrant from Roscommon, Ireland.
- Maternal Origins: Irish. "Scanlon" is a classic Irish surname, historically associated with Counties Kerry, Cork, and Limerick.
- Jesuit School: Graduated from Fordham University (Jesuit) in 1977; also studied a year at the American University in Cairo.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Faith: Raised in a devout Roman Catholic household.
- Maternal Origins: English/Irish. Mother's surname Mercer is English/Scottish; her maternal line includes the surname Fay, frequently Irish. Mother born in Kansas with roots tracing to early American settlers of British Isles descent.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Paternal Origins: English/Scottish. The surname Walker is common throughout the British Isles; her family line traces to the Southern U.S. with Scots-Irish pioneer roots.
- Maternal Origins: English/Irish. "Moore" is one of the most common surnames in Ireland; her mother's family has deep roots in the American South (Kentucky/Tennessee).
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Surname (Burns): Irish/Scottish. Derived from the Gaelic O 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, primarily found in County Wexford and County Laois.
- Jesuit Ties: Heavily associated with the Jesuit network through his honorary degree from Georgetown University and frequent collaboration with the Georgetown School of Foreign Service.
- Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Member.
- Faith: Raised a devout Roman Catholic.
- Paternal Origins: English/Irish. The Ratcliffe line traces 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 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.
- Faith: 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) -- Fraternity -- Delta Tau Delta
- Richard Kerr (1991) -- Scottish
- William Studeman (1993, 1995) -- Fraternity -- 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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