Joshua Skule

Founder/President, Bow Wave LLC

Former Executive Assistant Director for Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Joshua Skule is a veteran expert in National Security. He is the Founder and President of Bow Wave LLC. Joshua has appeared on CNN, Fox, NewsNation, and other professional industry panels as a National Security expert.

Joshua began Bow Wave LLC after a distinguished 21-year career in the FBI. Joshua retired as the Executive Assistant Director for Intelligence leading the organization’s Intelligence Branch. In this role, he served as the strategic leader of the FBI’s intelligence program with centralized authority, responsibility, and oversight for all the bureau’s intelligence work. In addition, he managed a global workforce of 5,000 personnel and a National Intelligence Program budget of over $3 billion.

As the Deputy Assistant Director within the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, Joshua developed a long-term strategic roadmap for technology investment in the bureau’s highest priority program. He nurtured extensive outreach to international law enforcement and intelligence partners to enhance information sharing.

After retiring from the FBI, Joshua joined the private sector as the Senior Vice President of the Risk Advisory and Consulting Services division at Allied Universal®. Joshua was responsible for enhancing this division as a leading national and global provider of differentiating consulting, investigations, and protective services. Joshua has also provided strategic transformative services for a Fortune 500 company.

Joshua graduated from the Naval Academy with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He was a U.S. Marine Captain and led teams in challenging deployments around the world.

In 2017, Joshua was the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service.