Andrew Ertl

Andrew Ertl, Director of Staff and Intelligence, U.S. Space Force

Andrew Ertl is an intelligence analyst for Headquarters Space Force. Prior to that, he was an active duty US Marine for six years, during which time he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and then spent his final three years of active duty stationed at US embassies. Andrew then received a BA in History from Columbia University where he continued his global exploration; in particular to selective, sponsored academic trips to Japan, Israel, and then Kazakhstan. Andrew then embarked on his first graduate program at Tsinghua University through the Schwarzman Scholars Program, earning a Master’s of Management Science in Global Affairs. He then began a second graduate program at the University of Oxford, earning a Master’s of Public Policy. He also worked on the Hill for a year and a half as a defense and foreign policy staffer. Andrew looks forward to continuing a life of service.