Director Robert S. Mueller, III has named Vincent B. Lisi
special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston Division. Mr. Lisi most recently
served as deputy assistant director in the Counterintelligence Division at FBI
Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Lisi began his career as an FBI special agent in 1989
and reported to the Washington Field Office (WFO), where he investigated
violent gang and drug matters. In 2003, he was promoted to the position of
supervisory special agent (SSA) in the Office of Congressional Affairs at FBI
Headquarters. He returned to WFO in 2006 to oversee and support undercover
operations. In September 2006, Mr. Lisi was selected to help lead the
Amerithrax investigation of the September and October 2001 anthrax letter
attacks. Following the completion of the Amerithrax investigation, Mr. Lisi was
assigned as the legal attaché in Sana’a, Yemen, from April 2009 to July 2010.
Mr. Lisi then returned to WFO as the SSA of an
extraterritorial criminal squad. In January 2011, he was promoted to assistant
special agent in charge of the Intelligence Division, with oversight of all
surveillance personnel, undercover operations support, and language services.
In January 2012, Mr. Lisi was selected as a section chief in
the Counterintelligence Division at FBI Headquarters, and in August of that
year, he was promoted to the position of deputy assistant director.
Prior to his appointment to the FBI, Mr. Lisi worked as a
certified public accountant.
