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From the Field to the Decision Room: The Value and Limitations of Intelligence Analysis
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Open to the Public
Professors and Pints
Business Casual
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Los Angeles
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How does a piece of information collected in the field actually transform into a briefing on a policymaker’s desk? The real process is a complex chain of human judgment, tight deadlines, and permanent gaps in information that never quite get resolved.
Grab a pint and come engage with us for our next Professors & Pints gathering, where we pair great brews with sharp conversation. This time, we are hosting Gary Gomez, an intelligence studies educator and speaker who currently serves as a research fellow at the foreign policy think tank fp21.
Gary will share how intelligence is gathered and synthesized, tackling the critical questions of what analysis can actually tell us, and where it falls short. It’s a challenge that extends well beyond national security to any environment where leaders have to make big decisions without complete information.
Event Details & Timeline:
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Sorry Not Sorry (11520 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064)
About our distinguished guest: Gary Gomez is a research fellow at the foreign policy think tank fp21. His focus includes intelligence-policy collaboration and intelligence support for foreign policy. He has more than 20 years of experience in the U.S. intelligence community, has taught undergraduate intelligence studies, and is a published author on intelligence and national security topics. Before his intelligence career, he served 11 years in the Marine Corps as an infantryman and an F-4 Phantom pilot, then 11 years in the Navy as an F-14 Tomcat pilot, flying combat missions in Operation Desert Storm.
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