Shawn Henry—Assistant Director, Cyber Division
Mr. Henry began his career as a special agent with the FBI in 1989. His first office of assignment was the Washington Field Office, where he investigated a variety of matters, focusing primarily on public corruption. He was also a member of the FBI SWAT team. In 1995, Mr. Henry was the recipient of the Director’s Award for Outstanding Criminal Investigation. In 1996, Mr. Henry was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent in the Public Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters, with program management oversight for public corruption investigations nationwide.
In 1999, Mr. Henry was designated chief of the Computer Investigations Unit within the National Infrastructure Protection Center at FBI Headquarters, with management responsibility for all criminal computer intrusion matters under investigation by the FBI. Mr. Henry was appointed as a representative for the United States’ delegation to the G8 as a member of the cybercrime subgroup.
In 2001, Mr. Henry was promoted to field supervisor of the Computer Crimes Squad for the FBI's Baltimore Field Office, with responsibility for investigation of computer intrusion and computer fraud matters, computer forensic examinations, and technical operations. In 2003, Mr. Henry was named Assistant Inspector and Team Leader in the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters, where he led teams conducting evaluations and audits of FBI field offices and Headquarters divisions.
In 2004 Mr. Henry was selected as Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia Field Office, with oversight for all administrative matters, special operations, technical services, and the Field Intelligence Group. Mr. Henry was subsequently detailed to FBI Headquarters to assist in the implementation of the National Security Branch (NSB), coordinating the FBI's Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Divisions and the Directorates of Intelligence and Weapons of Mass Destruction into one focused national security operational entity. In 2006, he was selected as a member of the Senior Executive Service to serve as Chief of the Executive Staff to the Executive Assistant Director of the NSB.
In 2007, Mr. Henry was named Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, with program management responsibility for all FBI computer investigations worldwide.
In September 2008, Mr. Henry was named Assistant Director of the Cyber Division.
Mr. Henry has earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Hofstra University in New York and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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