Edward Mickolus

Edward Francis Mickolus, Jr. (born December 28, 1950 ) is an author and counter-terrorism expert, and formerly an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency, from which he retired in 2008. Mickolus is the author or co-author of a number of books on counter-terrorism.

Personal life
Born to Catherine Teresa (née Lawlor; 1916–1995) and Edward Francis Mickolus (1911–1996), he is of Irish and Lithuanian ethnic descent, and he was raised and is a practicing Catholic.

Mickolus married Susan Schjelderup, daughter of Maria (née Giuliano; 1922–2006) and John Rost Schjelderup (1917–2005), on January 15, 1983.

He is an avid collector of neckties with around 1700 of them.