Eric S. Dean

Eric Dean is a decorated former law enforcement official who recently retired honorably from the FBI with more than 25 years of FBI executive and field experience. In addition, Eric has a well-established corporate and entrepreneurial background. 

Eric is the District Governor of San Diego for the California Association of Licensed Investigators, the world’s largest association of licensed investigators. He is also the founder and lead investigator at Dean Investigative Services.

Prior to recruitment by the FBI, Eric enjoyed a successful 7+ year career at IBM.

With the FBI, Eric managed high profile, sensitive and classified investigations in the Western Pacific and South-East Asia Regions. He prevented economic espionage by thwarting losses of over $300M in intellectual property and averted further compromise to a $50B national security program.

After successes on FBI assignments in Pakistan, Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong, Eric was propelled to a supervisory position that quickly led to executive management where he managed a team of more than 200 and oversaw a multimillion-dollar operating budget.  Eric earned the respect of staff and colleagues for uncompromised honesty, loyalty, professionalism, and decision-making, and was recognized by the Director of the FBI for simultaneously improving moral and increasing productivity. 

Known for being adept in complex, sensitive and high-risk environments, Eric was tasked with leading the FBI’s Western Pacific National Security Program which included the Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Cyber Crime Programs as well as the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), the Aviation Program and the Surveillance Program for the Western Pacific region.
 

After a distinguished career with the FBI, Eric is now a licensed private investigator and founder of  Dean Investigative Services, using his extensive experience and knowledge to provide confidential and discreet services for attorneys, private family offices, and executive clients. 

◆ Career Success

▸ Recipient of an unprecedented 19 (nineteen) incentive awards from the FBI for outstanding performance.

▸ Recognized by the Department of Defense and other U.S. Intelligence agencies with 9 (Nine) official commendations 

and decorations. Three of these commendations were for operations conducted in hostile foreign environments.

▸ Awarded an FBI Director’s Commendation for success achieved conducting a highly sensitive National Security investigation.