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Bustamante has been the CEO of Everyday Spy since 2017. He is also the host of the Everyday Spy podcast. After leaving the CIA, he was a senior advisor at ]. He has written ''Everyday Espionage: Winning the Workplace.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everyday Spy - Control Tomorrow, Today |url=https://everydayspy.com/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=everydayspy.com |language=en}}</ref>
Bustamante has been the CEO of Everyday Spy since 2017. He is also the host of the Everyday Spy podcast. After leaving the CIA, he was a senior advisor at ]. He has written ''Everyday Espionage: Winning the Workplace.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everyday Spy - Control Tomorrow, Today |url=https://everydayspy.com/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=everydayspy.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Controversy ==
Bustamante has received criticism for saying he would ] from the United States if it was no longer the sole global ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-23 |title=Former CIA spy vows to leave America by 2027 because of frightening prediction |url=https://www.uniladtech.com/news/cia-spy-america-prediction-170484-20240723 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=UNILAD Tech |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYbgF2Gl8JA |title=I'm Leaving America in 10 Years |date=2024-07-07 |last=Andrew Bustamante |access-date=2024-12-19 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
Despite the required time in service for graduates of the Air Force Academy being five years after graduation, Bustamante appears to only have served four years according to his verified profile on ]. He also does not appear in the yearbook for the 2003 class of the Air Force Academy.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Andrew Bustamante is an American political commentator, podcaster, and businessman known for his time an intelligence officer at the Central Intelligence Agency. Bustamante frequently appears on podcasts and talk shows to give his views on geopolitics and national security.
Military & Intelligence Career
Andrew Bustamante graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2003 with a bachelors degree in East Asian studies. However, he does not appear in the 2003 yearbook. He then went on to commission into the United States Air Force as a nuclear missiles operations officer. He has said that in the process of applying to the Peace Corps, he was requested to wait and later met with CIA HR. Bustamante left the Air Force and joined the CIA as a staff operations officer in 2007. While at the CIA, he served at the Directorate of Operations and left in 2014.
Post-Service Career
Bustamante has been the CEO of Everyday Spy since 2017. He is also the host of the Everyday Spy podcast. After leaving the CIA, he was a senior advisor at CVS. He has written Everyday Espionage: Winning the Workplace.
Personal Life
Bustamante met his wife, Jidi Bustamante while at the CIA. They have multiple children. He has said he took her surname after marriage.
