NPR CEO Katherine Maher's family background is examined following the discovery of her father's obituary. Gordon Roberts Maher, who worked for IBM in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, France, was rumored in family lore to have been a post-war spy. The obituary details his familiarity with the Port of Aden and his roles at Goldman Sachs and UBS, suggesting a lineage of intelligence-adjacent careers.

