Chris Swecker - Assistant Director

Mr. Swecker was born July 14, 1956, in El Ferrol, Spain and received his early education in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Economics from Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, in 1978, and his Juris Doctor degree from Wake Forest School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, in 1981. Upon graduation from law school he became an Assistant District Attorney for the First District of North Carolina, in September, 1981.

Mr. Swecker entered on duty with the FBI as a Special Agent on June 13, 1982, and following training, was assigned to the Charlotte, North Carolina, Field Office. In May 1983, he was transferred to the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Field Office. In March 1985, he was transferred to the Civil Litigation Unit, Legal Counsel Division, at FBI Headquarters, where he served in a supervisory capacity. In June 1987, he was transferred to the Miami, Florida, field office. In this office, he served as a supervisor and acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge. In November 1994, Mr. Swecker was designated Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Houston, Texas field office, where he was responsible for the Organized Crime/Narcotics with the Mexico Liaison Office and several FBI resident agencies. In February 1998, he was promoted to Inspector, Inspection Division.

Mr. Swecker was designated Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division on 7/9/2004.

Mr. Swecker is married and has three daughters. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, Virginia State Bar - Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court.