Bruce J. Gebhardt
Bruce J. Gebhardt (born 1949/50) is an American former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent who served as Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Bruce J. Gebhardt | |
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Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
In office 2002–2004 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Thomas J. Pickard |
Succeeded by | John S. Pistole |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949/1950 (age 70–71)[1] Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Alma mater | Western Illinois University Sam Houston University |
The son of Bob Gebhardt, also an FBI agent and special agent in charge,[2] he was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Western Illinois University and Sam Houston University, earning a master's degree in criminology from the latter.[3]
He joined the FBI as a special agent in 1974; prior to his service as deputy director, he had served as special agent in charge of the Phoenix Division and San Francisco Divisions of the agency.[4] In May 2002, he was appointed by director Robert Mueller as executive assistant director for Criminal Investigations; he served in the position until August 2002 when he was appointed deputy director.[5] Gebhardt retired from the FBI as Deputy Director in 2004.[3] Following his retirement from the FBI, he was hired by MGM Mirage in November 2004 as senior vice president of global security, overseeing security at MGM Mirage properties.[1]
He was awarded the FBI Medal of Valor in 1976, the FBI's highest honor for heroism, for actions taken as a special agent during a plane hijacking at the Denver Airport on April 18, 1976. Gebhardt and a partner, who had been stationed on a plane in which a hijacker had taken hostages, opened fire on the hijacker killing him in the process and saving the hostages.[6][3]
References
- "MGM Mirage Hires Former FBI Deputy Director to Oversee Security from Associated Press".
- Sr, Robert A. Casper (1 October 2015). "The FBI, a Vocation to Serve". Page Publishing Inc – via Google Books.
- "Director Robert Mueller Announces Deputy Director Bruce Gebhardt Will be Retiring Effective October 2004".
- "Antiterror Chief Quits F.B.I., Which Gets New Deputy". The New York Times. 16 August 2002.
- "FBI Director Mueller Announces Bruce J. Gebhardt as Executive Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations".
- Graff, Garrett M. (28 March 2011). "The Threat Matrix: The FBI at War in the Age of Global Terror". Little, Brown – via Google Books.