Dan Bongino

From March 2025 until January 2026, Bongino served as deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), working under FBI Director Kash Patel.

Prior to joining the FBI, Bongino served as a FOX News contributor from January 2019-April 2023. During his tenure with the network, he hosted the top-rated Saturday evening program, Unfiltered with Dan Bongino. He was also the host of Westwood One’s The Dan Bongino Show, which streamed live on FOX Nation. 

He entered law enforcement with the New York City Police Department in 1995 before joining the U.S. Secret Service in 1999. In 2006, he was assigned to the Presidential Protective Division, serving on the protective details for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Bongino is the author of several bestselling titles, including Life Inside the Bubble, The Fight: A Secret Service Agent’s Inside Account of Security Failings and the Political Machine, and Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump. He earned his MBA from Pennsylvania State University and holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the City University of New York.