John P. Sanders

John P. Sanders
John P. Sanders
Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
	In office; April 15, 2019 – July 5, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Robert E. Perez
Preceded by	Kevin McAleenan
Succeeded by	Mark Morgan (acting)
Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
	In office; July 2018 – April 15, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Succeeded by	Mark Morgan
Assistant Administrator of the Office of Security Capabilities at the Transportation Security Administration
	In office; August 31, 2012 – December 2014
President	Barack Obama
Personal details
Education	University of California San Diego; San Diego State University

John P. Sanders is an American government official who served as Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection from April 2019 to July 2019. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Operating Officer for CBP.[1][2]

Sanders resigned on July 5, 2019, following the death of a 16-year old unaccompanied alien child in CBP custody.[3]

Sanders previously served in government as Assistant Administrator for the Office of Security Capabilities at the Transportation Security Administration. Prior to becoming assistant administrator for the office, he was the deputy assistant administrator of the same office.[4][2]

He was a co-founder of Reveal Imaging Technologies,[2] a security screening technology company, where he served as Executive Vice President. After Reveal was acquired by SAIC,[4] he became a Vice President at that company. Sanders has also served as CEO at Pramantha Solutions and has worked for various other companies.[2]

Sanders holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from University of California San Diego and a Masters of Science in Physics from San Diego State University.[4][1]

References

"Chief Operating Officer John P. Sanders". CBP.gov. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. July 23, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
Johnson, Bridget (April 15, 2019). "CBP's COO John Sanders Picked to Fill McAleenan's Role as Acting Commissioner". HSToday.us. Homeland Security Today. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
Sands, Geneva; Alvarez, Priscilla (July 11, 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: John Sanders on why he left after two and a half months as acting CBP commissioner". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
"TSA announces John Sanders as Assistant Administrator for Office of Security Capabilities". TSA.gov. Transportation Security Administration. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

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[CBPBio-1] "Chief Operating Officer John P. Sanders". CBP.gov. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. July 23, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[HSToday-2] Johnson, Bridget (April 15, 2019). "CBP's COO John Sanders Picked to Fill McAleenan's Role as Acting Commissioner". HSToday.us. Homeland Security Today. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[3] Sands, Geneva; Alvarez, Priscilla (July 11, 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: John Sanders on why he left after two and a half months as acting CBP commissioner". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[TSAPR-4] "TSA announces John Sanders as Assistant Administrator for Office of Security Capabilities". TSA.gov. Transportation Security Administration. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2019.