Andrew Bustamante

He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy; his publisher’s biography says he spent most of his Air Force career in nuclear ICBM operations and received decorations in Afghanistan and Iraq.⁠[1]

His publisher says he was recruited from the military into the CIA’s National Clandestine Service, where he served for seven years handling sensitive operations that remain classified.⁠[2]

What he did between 2007 and 2014 cannot be verified exactly, but timelines, tax records and employment documents suggest his account is true.⁠[3]

Their memoir says he and his wife, a fellow CIA officer, met as trainees at Langley and married while hunting terrorists around the world.⁠[4]

In 2014 he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, and joined CVS Health on a CIA-written cover résumé; about a year later his cover was lifted.⁠[3]

In June 2018 he began the Everyday Espionage lecture series in St. Petersburg to help people apply spy thinking to careers and relationships.⁠[3]

He appeared on episode 310 of the Lex FridmanLex FridmanLex Fridman is a Soviet-born, US-raised computer scientist and podcast host who works as an MIT research scientist on human-AI interaction and autonomous driving. His Lex Fridman Podcast is known for hours-long conversations with guests including heads of state and technology leaders.Open the full entry Podcast, discussing the CIA and the president, the war in Ukraine, the CIA recruitment process, disguises, cybersecurity, private intelligence, the NSA and Snowden, and the CIA and UFOs.⁠[5]

In late August 2025 he and his wife appeared on Steven BartlettSteven BartlettSteven Bartlett, born in Botswana in August 1992, is a British entrepreneur, investor, author and podcast host. He co-founded Social Chain and thirdweb, hosts The Diary Of A CEO, and founded FlightStory and Steven.com. He is also known for roles on Dragons’ Den and Shark Tank. His health-related interviews and commercial endorsements have attracted public scrutiny.Open the full entry’s podcast The Diary of a CEO, discussing how the CIA sets up front businesses, their relationship and why they were planning to leave the United States.⁠[6]

On September 9, 2025, Little, BrownBrown UniversityBrown University is a private nonprofit research university in Providence, Rhode Island, and a member of the Ivy League. Chartered by Rhode Island's colonial legislature in 1764, it is known for its undergraduate Open Curriculum, which has no common required core. Christina H. Paxson, president since July 2012, announced on August 3, 2026, that the 2026–27 academic year would be her last in office. As of October 1, 2026, the search for Brown's 20th president remained underway.Open the full entry and Company published Shadow Cell, a memoir he co-wrote with his wife. The publisher says that after a mole compromised the CIA’s source network in a country code-named “Falcon,” the pair were sent there and built a cell of their own, a mission the CIA has never acknowledged.⁠[4]

On September 8, 2026, Little Brown Spark published his Outsmart Everyone, which draws on his undercover years to show how intelligence skills such as detecting lies and building networks can be applied in everyday life; the publisher describes Shadow Cell as a New York Times bestseller.⁠[7]

As of October 2026 he is co-founder of the intelligence-skills training platform EverydaySpy and co-hosts the EverydaySpy Podcast with his wife, covering careers, parenting, business and geopolitics. His wife serves as EverydaySpy’s vice president.⁠[8][2]

He is also listed as a cast member of the HISTORY channel series Beyond Skinwalker Ranch, as an intelligence consultant.⁠[9]

X: Public account: https://x.com/everydayspy (opens in a new window)⁠[5]

EverydaySpy: Official website: https://everydayspy.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[5]