Ken Mccallum — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Director General of MI5 since April 2020
British intelligence officer at MI5 for over two decades
Led MI5's response to the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in 2018
Warned of increased threats from China, Russia, and Iran, including cyber espionage and state-sponsored aggression
Graduated with a first in maths and computing from the University of Glasgow in 1996

Biography

Sir Kenneth Douglas McCallum, born in 1974, is a British intelligence officer who has served as the Director General of MI5 since April 2020, succeeding Sir Andrew Parker. McCallum's career with MI5 spans over two decades, beginning after he earned a first in maths and computing from the University of Glasgow in 1996.

During his early career, McCallum focused on Northern Ireland-related terrorism and led counter-terrorism investigations, including those during the London 2012 Olympic Games.