Gordon Corera

Gordon Corera (born 1974) is a British author and journalist. He was the BBC's Security Correspondent and specialised in computer technology from 2004 to November 2024. He now co-presents the podcast The Rest is Classified, which is about intelligence operations.

Early life Corera was born in London; his father was from the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India and his mother is German. The family has a home near Cavelossim, in the state of Goa in western India, which he says he has a deep affection for, and visits regularly.

Corera was educated at University College School, an independent school for boys in Hampstead in northwest London, followed by St Peter's College at the University of Oxford, where he studied Modern History, followed by graduate studies in US foreign policy at Harvard University.

Career Corera worked on the re-election campaign of President Bill Clinton.

Since 2024 he has co-presented the podcast The Rest Is Classified with David McCloskey, which covers intelligence operations, and is produced by Goalhanger Podcasts.