Cesare Frank Figliuzzi, Jr. (born September 12, 1962) is a former federal law enforcement agent. He is the former assistant director for counterintelligence at the

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accessed February 7, 2011 Figliuzzi was previously the special agent in charge of the

's Cleveland Division, which includes all of northern Ohio, and the major cities of Cleveland,

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. Following his FBI service, Figliuzzi joined General Electric and served for five years as assistant chief security officer for investigations, insider threat, workplace violence prevention, and special event security for GE's 300,000 employees in 180 countries. Figliuzzi is currently a frequent national security contributor for NBC and MSNBC News.

Education

Figliuzzi earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from

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and a

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with honors from the

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. Figliuzzi also completed the Harvard University National Security Program for Senior Executives in Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Career

Figliuzzi joined the FBI as a special agent in August 1987 and has worked for the FBI in the Atlanta and Washington, D.C., headquarters, and the San Francisco, Miami, and Cleveland offices. He was the assistant special agent in charge of the Miami Field Office, the FBI's fifth largest office. Figliuzzi also served as the FBI's chief inspector from December 2005 until his appointment as head of the Cleveland Division. As Assistant Director, he was based at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and worked closely with other government executives.C. Frank Figliuzzi Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland Field Office
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In February 2011 then-director

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appointed Figliuzzi assistant director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division.

References

External links

Author profile and articles at ''Security'' magazine
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