---- ## Basic Information ![[Christopher_Karl_Mellon.webp.png|inlR|200]] - **Name**: Christopher Karl Mellon - **Aliases**: Chris - **Date of Birth**: October 2, 1957 - **Nationality**: U.S. - **Occupation**: Private Equity Investor, National Security Expert and Consultant ## Background - **Biography**: **Christopher Karl Mellon** (born October 2, 1957), is a [private equity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_equity "Private equity") investor, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence in the [Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Administration "Clinton Administration") and [George W. Bush administrations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_Administration "George W. Bush Administration") and later for Security and Information Operations. He formerly served as the Staff Director of the [[🏛️ United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence]]. He is a member of the influential [Mellon family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellon_family "Mellon family") out of the [Greater Pittsburgh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Pittsburgh "Greater Pittsburgh") area. Mellon has lobbied for U.S. government investigations into [unidentified aerial phenomenon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidentified_Aerial_Phenomenon "Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon") - **Education**: - 1975-1980, B.A. - Economics, Colby College - 1982-1984, M.A. - International Relations/Finance/Management, Yale University - **Employment History**: See [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermellon1/) ## Online Presence ### Social Media - https://twitter.com/ChrisKMellon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermellon1/ ### Websites - https://www.christophermellon.net/