Malcolm Nance Biography

Author and media commentator Malcolm Nance is best known for his nearly two decades of field experience in counter-terrorism intelligence and combat operations. Previously, he worked as a senior petty officer in the United States Navy specializing in naval cryptology. Nance also served in Afghanistan and Iraq during the war against al Qaeda.

Malcolm Nance, born in Philadelphia, interested in learning multiple languages

Mr. Malcolm Nance was born on September 20, 1961 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father came from Georgia while his mother is a native of South Carolina. He grew up in Pennsylvania with his five siblings. He completed his education in his hometown.

Nance studied at West Catholic Boys School. He studied Spanish, French and Latin in his school days.

Later, he learned other languages, including Russian and Chinese, which were offered for free at South Philadelphia High School. In 2011, Nance earned a Bachelor of Arts from Excelsior College in New York.

Nance began working in the field of civilian intelligence by researching the history of the Soviet Union.

Career

In the United States Navy

Malcolm Nance gave twenty long years of his life in the United States Navy. He joined the Navy in 1981 and served until 2001, receiving various military decorations during his service. He worked for various combat, intelligence, and counterterrorism operations while a Navy Specialist in Naval Cryptology.

In addition, Nance was involved in various combat operations, including the 1986 US bombing of Libya, Operation Praying Mantis, the Gulf War, and the Banja Luka, Bosnian air raid.

Malcolm Nance, former US Navy. SOURCE: Maclean’s

After nearly 20 years of service in the United States Navy, Malcolm Nance announced his retirement in 2001.as intelligence officer

Malcolm established Special Readiness Services International (SRSI) upon his retirement. The company provides support to the US intelligence agency. Nance was reportedly en route to Arlington when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on September 11.

Nance was the first to arrive at the helipad crash site where he assisted in the rescue of the victims. After the incident, he worked as an intelligence and security contractor in Iraq, Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates and North Africa.

As of now, Nance serves as a member of the advisory board of the International Spy Museum in Washington DC.

Written

In addition to his two decades of experience in the US Navy, working with the intelligence department, Malcolm Nance is also a writer. He began his writing journey in 2007 when he wrote an article, Waterboarding is torture…period , criticizing waterboarding for the counterinsurgency blog Little Wars Journal .

In addition, Nance has written a few books on counter-terrorism and intelligence including The End of al-Quaeda , Terrorist Reconnaissance Manual , Defeating ISIS , The Iraq Terrorist , Hacking ISIS , and The Plot to Hack America .

In 2018, Nance published a book with a provocative and comprehensive analysis of Russia and Vladimir Putin’s master plan to destroy democracy in the United States. The book was titled The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West .

Net worth and earnings

Malcolm Nance served for more than two decades in the United States Navy. Although no clear information is known about his salary and income from his time in the service, it is believed that he earned hundreds of thousands of dollars. It can be speculated that Nance’s net worth in 2019 will be in the millions of dollars.

Nance also earns a handsome sum of money from his job as an intelligence officer. The 58-year-old ex-serviceman has been hiding most of his personal information from the media. Information about his assets and other income from him is not known at this time.

Who is Malcolm Nance Wife?

Malcolm Nance, a single man in September 2019. He was happily married to Maryse Beliveau-Nance for a long time. Nance and Maryse married in 2004, and have not given birth to any children. The couple adopted three children who were born in 1990, 1991, and 1993 in Moscow, Russia.

His wife Maryse was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. On April 18, 2018, Nance announced that Maryse was battling stage four ovarian cancer in an article published in Philadelphia. And on September 11, 2019, Malcolm took to his Twitter to announce the tragic death of his wife.

In his tweet, Malcolm wrote that his wife was a brilliant landscape architect, a devoted mother, a fierce patriot, and a proud Navy wife.

Victim of social media bully

After retiring from the United States Navy, his enemy linked him as a member of ISIS. In early 2018, in a Twitter post, he received several death threats and raped his wife and daughter.