Gil Kerlikowske

Gil Kerlikowske
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
In office March 7, 2014 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Thomas S. Winkowski (Acting)
Succeeded by	Kevin McAleenan
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
In office May 7, 2009 – March 7, 2014
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Ed Jurith (Acting)
Succeeded by	Michael Botticelli
Personal details
Born	(1949-11-23) November 23, 1949 (age 74) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Anna Lazlo
Education	University of South Florida (BCJ, MCJ)
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1970–1972

Richard Gil Kerlikowske (born November 23, 1949) is a former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He assumed office on March 6, 2014 and retired January 20, 2017.^[1] He also served as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy between 2009 and 2014.

Kerlikowske graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa and the Executive Institute at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy. He has served as Chief of Police in four cities and worked in the United States Justice Department. His longest term as a Chief of Police was between July 2001 and March 2009 in Seattle, Washington. He faced scrutiny in Seattle for the department's tactics during civil unrest. In 2017, he was an IOP Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.^[2][3] He is currently a distinguished visiting fellow and professor^[4] of the Practice in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University.