Paul Kepp

Paul Kepp serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of World Politics (IWP), leveraging his 34-year career as a veteran of the U.S. intelligence and foreign affairs communities, including service as Former Assistant Director of the CIA for South and Central Asia and five overseas tours as a CIA Chief of Station across Africa, South Asia, and Europe.

His academic foundation includes a B.A. in Philosophy from Wheaton College, which informs his interdisciplinary approach to intelligence studies.

Mr. Kepp specializes in high-stakes intelligence domains, with core research emphases on:

• Intelligence and Intelligence History
• African Security and Intelligence Issues
• South Asian Affairs
• The French Intelligence Community
• Counterterrorism
• Covert Action

His distinguished service has been recognized through elite honors including:

• National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement medal
• Donovan Award
• Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service

At IWP, he instructs advanced courses such as IWP 622: Comparative Intelligence Systems and IWP 726: Intelligence in Africa, translating operational experience into academic frameworks for national security education.