A Former NSA Chief Caught SPAC Fever, and Investors Got Burned https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-18/former-nsa-chief-keith-al... During his time with the US Army, General Keith Alexander ran top-secret spy operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, led the US’s efforts to develop offensive cyber capacity and, as director of the National Security Agency, endured criticism over the expansion of mass surveillance. But the cyber spymaster is quick to admit that he suffered a costly intelligence failure in unfamiliar territory: Wall Street.