Director Christopher Wray has appointed Douglas A. Olson as the special agent in charge of the Portland Field Office in Oregon. Mr. Olson, who most recently served as a section chief in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., brings a wealth of experience to his new role.
Mr. Olson began his career with the FBI in 2003 as a special agent in the Greensboro Resident Agency of the Charlotte Field Office in North Carolina. He worked on a variety of criminal and national security matters, including violent crime, white-collar crime, and counterterrorism investigations. In 2006, he transferred to the New York Field Office, where he investigated organized crime and was recognized for his work against the Genovese Organized Crime family.
In 2009, Mr. Olson was promoted to supervisory special agent at FBI Headquarters, where he managed the Eurasian Organized Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigative Division. He also played a key role in establishing new assistant legal attaché positions focused on criminal matters.
Mr. Olson’s leadership abilities were further recognized in 2013 when he was appointed as the supervisory senior resident agent of the Salem Resident Agency of the Portland Field Office, overseeing all FBI programs in Salem.
In 2016, Mr. Olson was appointed as an assistant legal attaché in Stockholm, Sweden, where he received an Attorney General Award for his work in furthering U.S. national security interests. He continued to excel in leadership roles, serving as an assistant special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh Field Office in 2019, and later as the chief of the Operational Support Section of the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in 2022.
Before joining the FBI, Mr. Olson served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a scout-sniper platoon commander and intelligence officer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Virginia Polytechnic State University.
In his new role, Mr. Olson will oversee all FBI operations in the Portland Field Office, including investigations into criminal activities and national security threats.
