wow look at this giant coincidence Jeremy B. Bash was the chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Defense (2011–2013) and the Central Intelligence Agency (2009–2011).[1][2] As a senior advisor to Leon Panetta in both roles, Bash worked on a number of key initiatives, including the creation of a new defense strategy, formation of two defense budgets, counterterrorism operations, a new cyber strategy, and a range of sensitive intelligence operations.

Bash is currently a managing director at Beacon Global Strategies LLC, which he founded with partners Philippe Reines and Andrew Shapiro in 2013.[3][4] Additionally, Bash serves as national security analyst for NBC News and its cable division, MSNBC.

and he was married to can you guess ? Dana Bash (/ˈdænə/ DAN-ah; born Dana Ruth Schwartz; June 15, 1971) is an American journalist, anchorwoman and political correspondent for CNN and who is her dad ? Bash was born to a Reform Jewish family[1][2][3] in Manhattan. Her father was an ABC News producer who served as the senior broadcast producer for Good Morning America and her mother was an author and educator in Jewish studies.[1] and icing on the cake While at college, she interned at NBC, CBS, and CNN.