Awards & Recognition
★Edmund J. Randolph Award (Department of Justice highest honor) - received twice
★Yale Law Journal Executive Editor
★Unanimous Senate confirmation 92-5
Notable Facts
→Eighth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (2017-2025)
→Former Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Division under George W. Bush
→Yale Law School graduate, Executive Editor of Yale Law Journal
→Litigation partner at King & Spalding earning $9.2M before becoming FBI Director
→Net worth estimated $23-42 million
→Announced resignation in December 2024 ahead of Trump's return to office
→Led FBI through multiple high-profile investigations and Congressional oversight