Senior Staff

Deputy Director – Paul Abbate

Paul Abbate was named deputy director in February 2021. As deputy, he oversees all FBI domestic and international investigative and intelligence activities.

Mr. Abbate began his FBI career in March 1996 as a special agent assigned to the New York Field Office, where he worked in the Criminal Division and served as a member of the SWAT Team.

In December 2003, Mr. Abbate transferred to the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters as a supervisory special agent in the Iraq Unit, overseeing FBI counterterrorism operations and personnel deployments in Iraq. In October 2005, he deployed to Iraq, serving as senior FBI liaison officer to the U.S. Department of Defense and leading a group of FBI personnel conducting counterterrorism operations in-theater.
In February 2018, Mr. Abbate was named associate deputy director of the FBI, where he was responsible for the management of all FBI personnel, budget, administration, and infrastructure.

Associate Deputy Director – Brian C. Turner

Brian C. Turner was named the FBI’s associate deputy director in May 2022. He had most recently served as the executive assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch.

Mr. Turner joined the FBI in 2002 as a special agent and was assigned to the Philadelphia Field Office, where he investigated white-collar crimes and criminal enterprises and supported surveillance operations. In 2008, he deployed to Iraq to support FBI operational priorities in the region and joined the Counterterrorism Division Fly Team when he returned.
In 2018, Director Wray named Mr. Turner the special agent in charge of the New Haven Field Office in Connecticut. He was promoted in 2020 to assistant director of the Operational Technology Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington. OTD provides technology-based solutions to enable and enhance the FBI’s intelligence, national security, and law enforcement operations.
He was named executive assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch in 2021.

Chief of Staff – Jonathan Lenzner?

Jonathan Lenzner was named chief of staff to the Director in December 2021. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Lenzner served as the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland. As the chief federal law enforcement official in Maryland, Mr. Lenzner oversaw the investigation and litigation of all criminal and civil cases brought in Maryland on behalf of the United States. He previously served as the first assistant U.S. attorney and also created the office’s first-ever Civil Rights Unit.