Eric McLoughlin

Deputy Assistant Director

Homeland Security Investigations

Eric McLoughlin is currently the Deputy Assistant Director for the Cyber and Operational Technology division within Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the principal investigative component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). HSI investigates, disrupts, and dismantles transnational criminal organizations and terrorist networks that threaten or seek to exploit the customs and immigration laws of the United States.

Prior to this assignment, Mr. McLoughlin served as the Deputy Special Agent in Charge in Phoenix, Arizona, which is one of the largest HSI field offices. In this role, Mr. McLoughlin had operational and administrative oversight of the HSI offices in Phoenix, Yuma, Casa Grande, Flagstaff, Prescott Valley and the HSI Arizona Intelligence Program consisting in total of 249 HSI personnel. Mr. McLoughlin led key efforts to include HSI’s operational support of Super Bowl 57 as well as the establishment of a Darknet and Cryptocurrency Task Force. Mr. McLoughlin also served as the Regional Attaché at HSI Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. McLoughlin was responsible for the oversight of the HSI field offices in Thailand, India, Cambodia, and Vietnam. During this assignment, Mr. McLoughlin strengthened partnerships in the region leading to many successful operations and led efforts which established a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit with the Royal Thai Police. He has served as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge at HSI Phoenix as well as the Deputy Attaché at HSI Manila, Philippines. While assigned at HSI Headquarters, he served as a Section Chief in the Visa Security Program and as an acting Section Chief in the 287(g) Delegation of Authority Program. Mr. McLoughlin began his federal career as a Special Agent with the U.S. Customs Service in Nogales, Arizona. Mr. McLoughlin graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Master’s in Business Administration from Monmouth University. Mr. McLoughlin is also a graduate of the Key Executive Leadership program from American University and a graduate from the DHS Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program.

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