Jack Barsky

Jack Barsky, Speaker, was born as Albrecht Dittrich in 1949 in East Germany. He studied at the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany and graduated summa cum laude with a Master’s degree in chemistry. Soon thereafter he joined the KGB, and after five years of training was sent to the United States as an undercover agent. Jack successfully integrated into American society and embarked on a career in information technology. Ten years after his entry into the US Jack unilaterally severed his ties to the KGB, and nine years thereafter he was captured by the FBI. Having fully cooperated with US law enforcement, Jack and his family were allowed to stay in the United States.