Jonathan I. Solomon - Executive Assistant Director, Administration

Mr. Solomon was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised on Long Island. He attended the State University of New York at Buffalo, graduating in 1980 with a degree in Political Science. Mr. Solomon continued his education attaining his Juris Doctor degree from the State University of Buffalo at New York in 1983. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in February 1984.

Mr. Solomon entered on duty with the FBI in September 1983, and after training school, was assigned to the Kansas City Division, working a variety of criminal matters. In February 1987, Mr. Solomon was transferred to the Philadelphia Division, where his assignments included Drug and White Collar crime investigations. In November 1991, Mr. Solomon was promoted to the position of Supervisory Special Agent in the then Administrative Summary Unit, FBIHQ, where he had responsibilities for the adjudication of employee misconduct matters, performance related issues, and inspection matters. In January 1994, Mr. Solomon was promoted to the position of Supervisory special Agent in the Buffalo Division, where he supervised the division's Organized Crime/Drug Squad. In July 1997, Mr. Solomon was promoted to the position of Chief of the FBI's Transfer Unit, FBIHQ; and, in February 1999, he was designated as the Chief of the FBI's Background Investigation Contract Service. In October 1999, Mr. Solomon was designated Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Tampa Division. In April 2002, Mr. Solomon was promoted to the position of Special Assistant to the Executive Assistant Director for Administration, FBIHQ. In this capacity, he also provided assistance and support to the Deputy Director. In January 2003, Mr. Solomon was selected to serve as the Special Assistant to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III. In this capacity, Mr. Solomon provided counsel to the Director on a wide variety of policy issues. Additionally, Mr. Solomon provided day‑to‑day administrative support to the Director by assisting in his preparation for meetings and accompanying him on all official travel.

Mr. Solomon was appointed by Director Mueller on January 22, 2004, as the Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Office. On May 18, 2004, he was asked to serve as acting EAD for Administration, and on July 2, 2004, Director Mueller named him Executive Assistant Director for Administration where he is responsible for managing FBI administrative programs worldwide and for directing the FBI's re-engineering initiatives.