The BLUF with the FBI AIA - February 2026

Check out our virtual series for intelligence professionals - The BLUF (bottom line up front) with the FBI AIA.

Join FBI AIA COO Sierra Karcher and FBI AIA Member Gregory Amato, who will share how he built a successful career as an independent author of Norse fantasy books. Moving beyond Vikings and mythology, the conversation will focus on how he applied analytic tradecraft skills to storytelling craft, market research, and business planning that would support a long-term publishing strategy. Greg will reflect on what it meant to leave the Bureau, adapt his professional identity to his new role, and build a creative life without losing his analytic edge. The episode will offer practical guidance for analysts and other listeners who are curious about authorship, entrepreneurship, and owning their intellectual property beyond government service.

RSVP to this event if you are interested, and depending on space availability, we will reach out…