Michael Schoelwer

Director of Plans

Michael Schoelwer has a combined total of 41 years of U.S. Marine Corps and CIA service to the United States.  Retiring from the Marine Corps as a Lieutenant Colonel, he led infantry units up to the company-level and served on staffs from the infantry battalion to the theater level.

Michael transferred to the USMC Reserves after 13 years of active duty and joined the CIA’s Directorate of Operations (CIA/DO) as an operations officer.  During his 28 years in the CIA/DO, he served 7 overseas tours, including 3 conflict zone and 3 war zone tours.  His CIA service began with first-line duties overseas, with him eventually rising to manage multimillion-dollar programs and forming and leading CIA/DO task forces and multi-agency and multi-national coalitions to achieve critical U.S. national objectives.

During his professional life, he became a published author,  earned 3 college degrees, worked in Spanish, Russian and German, and was certificated as an instrument-rated private pilot.