Brian Driscoll
Brian Driscoll | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Paul Abbate (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Villanova University (BA) Pepperdine University (MPP) |
Brian Driscoll is the current acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since January 20, 2025. He has been a FBI agent since 2007. Driscoll is a recipient of the FBI Medal of Valor and the FBI Shield of Bravery.
Background
[edit]Driscoll has a bachelor's degree in english from Villanova University and a master's degree in public policy and international relations from Pepperdine University. Prior to his career with the FBI, he was a special agent at NCIS.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2007, Driscoll joined the FBI as a special agent. He was first assigned to the New York field office, where he worked in organized crime and later became a member of the regional SWAT team.
In 2011, Driscoll was selected for the Hostage Rescue Team, the elite special operations unit of the agency.
In 2019, Driscoll returned to New York to work as a supervisory special agent to establish and lead two joint task forces concerning violent crimes, child exploitation, and human trafficking.
In 2020, Driscoll was transferred to the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force to lead the North Africa international terrorism investigations squad. Driscoll was later promoted to serve as the assistant special agent in charge of the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force Extraterritorial Terrorism Branch.
In 2022, Driscoll was promoted to head of the Hostage Rescue Team and tactical section chief of the Critical Incident Response Group.
Following the 2024 presidential election, the Trump transition team asked Driscoll to serve as Deputy Director of the FBI underneath Robert Kissane as acting director.[2] In 2025, following the inauguration of Donald Trump, Driscoll, who "is known to sign his name ‘Drizz,’" became the acting director of the FBI because the White House "incorrectly listed" him as acting director and Kissane as deputy director on its website.[2] "Instead of fixing the error, the pair swapped their temporary FBI roles," according to the Wall Street Journal.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brian Driscoll Named Special Agent in Charge of the Newark Field Office". Federal Bureau of Investigation. January 14, 2025.
- ^ a b c "FBI Overhaul Off to a Rocky Start as Kash Patel Prepares to Defend His Vision". The Wall Street Journal. January 29, 2025.
