Bradley “Brad” Etter currently serves as the Chief Intelligence Officer for Homeland Security Investigations, Office of the Special Agent in Charge - Houston, TX. In this role he is responsible for the program planning and direction of Homeland Security Investigations law enforcement intelligence efforts in the Southeast Texas corridor, including a majority of the Texas Gulf Coast.
Mr. Etter began his career in law enforcement in Douglas, Arizona, with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in 1998. He served as an Immigration Inspector for several years before taking the position of Intelligence Research Specialist.
He held various positions within DOJ and later DHS both domestic and foreign to include working as an Intelligence Research Specialist with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Liverpool, England. From Liverpool, Mr. Etter transferred to Washington D.C. with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. While in D.C. Mr. Etter held several supervisory positons. In 2009, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Assistant Director for the Analysis Division. As the Deputy Assistant Director, Mr. Etter led various analytic groups which focused on the development of strategic and tactical intelligence in support of the ICE mission. In 2011, he was promoted to Chief Intelligence Officer for HSI Houston. Since 2011, Mr. Etter held various temporary positions with the Homeland Security Investigations Office of Intelligence to include a recent tour as the Deputy Assistant Director.
Mr. Etter is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and holds a BA in Government.