Charles E. Waterman
Charles Waterman is the Chief Executive
Officer and founding member of Jefferson Waterman
International. Mr. Waterman’s decades of experience in
the international arena translate into an exceptional ability
to forge favorable political environments for clients’
political and commercial ventures. At JWI, Mr. Waterman both
oversees firm-wide operations and directly manages client
representation, particularly those related to his areas of
special expertise. These include Africa and the Middle East, as
well as petroleum and mineral resources.
Before founding JWI, Charles Waterman held
several leading positions within the U.S. Central Intelligence
Agency. As Vice Chairman of the National Intelligence Council,
he oversaw production of intelligence estimates on global
issues to support Cabinet-level economic, political and
military deliberations. As National Intelligence Officer for
the Middle East, Mr. Waterman coordinated the intelligence
input to policy deliberations in the Near East and South Asia.
As a member of the Foreign Service, Mr. Waterman spent many
years living and working overseas in Kuwait, Cairo, Beirut,
Amman and Jiddah.
Mr. Waterman was awarded the CIA
Intelligence Star
and Medal and the CIA Meritorious Officer
award. A recognized expert in the Middle East, Mr. Waterman has
functional expertise in defense and petroleum industries, and
has published extensively in foreign affairs journals.
Mr. Waterman holds degrees from Brown
University in Rhode Island and the Johns Hopkins School of
Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., where he
specialized in the Middle East and was awarded the Christian
Herter Fellowship for outstanding academic performance. He
speaks Arabic and French.
