Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (formerly known as the Associate Director) is a senior United States government position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The office is second in command to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If the Director is absent or the position is vacant, the Deputy Director automatically takes on the additional title and role of Acting Director. The office is also the highest position attainable within the FBI without being appointed by the President of the United States. Responsibilities as Deputy Director include assisting the Director and leading prominent investigations. All other FBI executives and Special Agents in Charge report to the Director through the Deputy Director. From 1978 to 1987, the position of Deputy Director was not filled due to William Hedgcock Webster's decision to divide the Deputy's responsibility between three positions.

Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI seal
Incumbent David Bowdich since January 30, 2018
Reports to	Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Appointer	Director of the FBI
Inaugural holder	Clyde Tolson (BOI)
Formation	1930 (as Associate Director)
Deputy	Associate Deputy Director

David Bowdich, former associate deputy director of the FBI, was named Acting Deputy Director January 30, 2018.[1] On April 13, 2018, Bowdich was promoted to Deputy Director.[2]

Deputy Directors

No.	Portrait	Deputy Director	Term
			Start	End
1		Clyde Tolson	1930	May 2, 1972
2		Mark Felt	May 3, 1972	June 22, 1973
3		James B. Adams	June 22, 1973	February 5, 1978
4			April 6, 1978	May 11, 1979
5		Floyd I. Clarke	May 11, 1979	July 19, 1993
6		David G. Binney	February 1994	December 1994
—		Larry A. Potts	February 1995	May 2, 1995
7			May 2, 1995	July 14, 1995
8		Weldon L. Kennedy	August 8, 1995	February 1997
9		William J. Esposito	February 1997	September 30, 1997[3]
10		Thomas J. Pickard	November 1, 1999	November 30, 2001[4]
11		Bruce J. Gebhardt	2002	2004
12		John S. Pistole	October 1, 2004	May 17, 2010
13		Timothy P. Murphy	July 8, 2010	August 31, 2011
14		Sean M. Joyce	September 1, 2011	November 30, 2013
15		Mark F. Giuliano	December 1, 2013	February 1, 2016
16		Andrew McCabe	February 1, 2016[5]	January 29, 2018[6]
17		David Bowdich	January 30, 2018	Incumbent

Associate Deputy Directors

• Cartha DeLoach

Fictional Deputy Directors

• Alvin Kersh, the Deputy Director of the FBI, as featured on The X-Files.
• Avery Ryan, the Deputy Director of the FBI and the Director of the FBI's Cyber division. She is the protagonist of CSI: Cyber.
• Miranda Shaw, the Deputy Director of the FBI, as featured on Quantico.
• Owen Hall, the Deputy Director of the FBI, as featured on Quantico.
• Gordon Cole, the Deputy Director of the FBI, as featured on Twin Peaks.
• Victor Fitzgerald, Deputy Director of the FBI, as featured on Without A Trace.
• Jason Atwood, the Deputy Director of the FBI as featured on Designated Survivor.
• Harold Cooper, Deputy Director of the FBI, as featured on The Blacklist.

References

1. Farber, Madeline (January 31, 2018). "Meet David Bowdich, the FBI's new acting deputy director". Retrieved February 13, 2018.
2. "David Bowdich Named Deputy Director of the FBI". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
3. Johnston, David (September 11, 1997). "No. 2 Man at F.B.I., Important Manager, Retires This Month". Retrieved January 29, 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
4. "FBI Deputy Director Thomas J. Pickard Announces his Retirement" (Press release). FBI. Archived from the original on May 22, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2007.
5. "Andrew G. McCabe Named Deputy Director of the FBI" (Press release). Federal Bureau of Investigation. January 29, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
6. Pramuk, Jacob (January 29, 2018). "FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, frequent target of Trump's ire, steps down: NBC News". Retrieved January 29, 2018.