Al Pizano

Alfred "Al" Pizano is a retired restaurateur and ex-U.S. government military/intelligence contractor.

From 1956 to 1996, he participated in clandestine operations across the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle-East alongside the CIA, DIA, FBI, U.S. Army, Delta Force, and other organizations.

In “Veils of Deception: Spy Memoirs 1956-1996” he gives a moment-by-moment account of operations in Mexico, Guatemala, Nigeria, Honduras, Colombia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.

From the 1960s to the 1990s he founded and ran a string of critically-praised high-concept Mexican restaurants in Chicago and Fort Lauderdale patronized by the globetrotting rich-and-famous.

Al was born and raised in East Chicago, Indiana. He resides with his wife and their dog in the U.S.