Patten, is an American military writer, novelist, lyric songwriter, and former intelligence advisor.
[1][2][3] He is notable for his work in military Special Warfare intelligence, and is featured in Montgomery McFate's book Military Anthropology: Soldiers, Scholars and Subjects at the Margins of Empire[4] and Steve Coll's book, Directorate S: The C.I.A.
[5] Professionally, Scott is Aon (company)'s Cyber Security Advisory Practice Leader.
[9][10] He specializes in socio-cultural intelligence and Irregular warfare and which covers operational considerations, focusing on Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia regions.
[11][12] Scott grew up in Chicago and graduated with a degree in foreign languages from the Illinois State University.