Spy Chat LIVE with Chris Costa | Special Guest Roman Rozhavsky

This is a timely discussion of the latest intelligence, national security, counterintelligence, and espionage issues with a very special guest. Rozhavsky became an FBI special agent in 2006, working counterintelligence investigations and serving as a SWAT operator in the Houston Field Office. He was then promoted to supervisory special agent and oversaw the Houston Field Office's investigations into foreign adversaries' attempts to acquire critical US technology and information. In 2018, he was named unit chief of the China Technology Transfer Unit within the Counterintelligence and Espionage Division at FBI Headquarters, where he helped lead nationwide efforts to combat the threat posed by China's theft of sensitive US information and innovation. In 2019, Rozhavsky led the formation of the National Counterintelligence Task Force. In 2021, he was selected as assistant special agent in charge over the Counterintelligence and Cyber Division in the New York Field Office, and in 2023, he was promoted to the Senior Executive Service as the section chief for the Global Operations Section within the FBI's Counterintelligence and Espionage Division. His most recent role before becoming Assistant Director was special agent in charge of the Counterintelligence Division in the Washington Field Office. Spy Museum Executive Director Chris Costa will lead the briefing. Costa, a former intelligence officer of 34 years with 25 of those in active duty in hot spots such as Panama, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, is also a past Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council. He will be joined by Roman Rozhavsky, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence and Espionage Division. This recording is from our July 23, 2026, Live Spy Chat event at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Spy Museum's upcoming programs: https://www.spymuseum.org/calendar/ Follow us: Facebook: Facebook: IntlSpyMuseum Twitter: Twitter: intlspymuseum​​​​​​​ Instagram: Instagram: spymuseum SpyCast: https://www.spymuseum.org/podcast/ The Spy Museum does not endorse, approve, or support the opinions stated by guest speakers. Statements made by speakers do not represent the position or opinion of the International Spy Museum. The International Spy Museum® is an independent nonprofit organization. Generous support from viewers like you fuel our nonprofit mission and make our collection, exhibits, and educational programs like this possible. DONATE here: https://bit.ly/3NUqU9C