A retired U.S. Air Force colonel who later joined the FBI in Hawaii and has worked in counterintelligence and anti-terrorism will be Denver’s new special agent in charge.
Dean Phillips, who is married and has two children, will be replacing former Special Agent in Charge Calvin Shivers, who has been transferred to Washington D.C. Phillips begins work in early November, Amy Meyer, FBI spokeswoman in Denver, said.
The Denver field office oversees federal criminal investigations in Colorado and Wyoming.
Although Phillips has served numerous appointments around the country he has strong roots in Colorado.
In 1988, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at the U.S. Air Force Academy. In 1996, he completed his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.
Phillips worked as an Air Force criminal and counterintelligence officer for 10 years. He then joined the Air Force Reserves, where he rose to a position of vice chairman of the Director of Admissions Senior Council.
He joined the FBI in 1999 in Honolulu where he investigated foreign counterintelligence and extraterritorial terrorism matters. The certified SWAT operator also has worked in the FBI’s organized crime section where he oversaw organized crime activities by Asian and African groups in the United States.
For many years, Phillips has led FBI counter-terrorism, cyber crime and computer analysis programs.
