VentureBeat

In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the CIA, has hired Christopher Darby, a veteran executive with experience building companies and a background in Web security, as its new chief executive.

Darby gave brief interviews with VentureWire (sub required), and the Washington Post (registration required). In-Q-Tel informed us yesterday of the move, but our schedules were such that we didn’t connect with Darby.

Since the above links won’t work for some of you, here’s the skinny: Darby comes to the CIA position after several changes over the past year. Gilman Louie, who was very present here in Silicon Valley, left to launch his own venture capital firm here (we’ll let you know when the firm opens its doors), and then Amit Yoran was in the In-Q-Tel spot for less than four months, replaced in April by interim CEO Scott Yancey.
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