Full Name
Andrew McCabe
Job Title
Former Deputy Director, FBI and CNN National Security Advisor
Company
10-8 Cyber
Speaker Bio
Andrew G. McCabe is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump. He is currently a senior law enforcement analyst for CNN, and a distinguished visiting professor at George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government, and the cohost of the weekly podcast Jack, about the ongoing special counsel investigations.
Mr. McCabe began his 21-year FBI career in 1996 as a special agent assigned to the New York City Field Office, where he investigated Russian organized crime cases. In 2006, Mr. McCabe shifted his focus to national security when he was promoted to FBI Headquarters in the
Counterterrorism Division. He went on to serve in numerous high level leadership positions in the FBI including, assistant director of the Counterterrorism Division, executive assistant director of the National Security Branch, assistant director in charge of the Washington Field Office, and Deputy Director of the FBI. In 2017, Mr. McCabe served as the acting FBI director after the firing of James Comey. He retired from the FBI in 2018.
Before entering the FBI, Mr. McCabe worked as a lawyer in private practice. He received a BA from Duke University in 1990 and JD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law in 1993. Mr. McCabe is a certified senior intelligence officer, and he was awarded the FBI Director’s Award and the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service. Mr. McCabe is married, has two children, and lives in northern Virginia.
Mr. McCabe began his 21-year FBI career in 1996 as a special agent assigned to the New York City Field Office, where he investigated Russian organized crime cases. In 2006, Mr. McCabe shifted his focus to national security when he was promoted to FBI Headquarters in the
Counterterrorism Division. He went on to serve in numerous high level leadership positions in the FBI including, assistant director of the Counterterrorism Division, executive assistant director of the National Security Branch, assistant director in charge of the Washington Field Office, and Deputy Director of the FBI. In 2017, Mr. McCabe served as the acting FBI director after the firing of James Comey. He retired from the FBI in 2018.
Before entering the FBI, Mr. McCabe worked as a lawyer in private practice. He received a BA from Duke University in 1990 and JD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law in 1993. Mr. McCabe is a certified senior intelligence officer, and he was awarded the FBI Director’s Award and the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service. Mr. McCabe is married, has two children, and lives in northern Virginia.
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