Anthony Wells was born near Coventry, England. He is the only living person to have worked for British Intelligence, served in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy as a British citizen, and worked for U.S. Intelligence and the United States Navy as a U.S. citizen. Dr. Wells was educated at St. Cuthbert's Society, Durham University, King's College London, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He received his basic naval training at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth. His mentor was Sir Harry Hinsley, the Bletchley Park Enigma code-breaker, who was also chair of Wells' Ph.D. board. Wells has been in the national security and intelligence business for over forty years. He is married with two daughters and two sons. Anthony Wells and his wife, Dr. Carol Evans, continue to travel extensively.