David Bowdich

David Bowdich is an American former law enforcement officer serving since 2022 as Chief Security Officer of the Walt Disney Company. Prior, he served as the Deputy Director of the FBI from 2018 to 2021.

Early life and education Bowdich was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His father, Joe Bowdich, served with the Albuquerque Police Department for 30 years and was the sheriff of Bernalillo County for seven years.

Bowdich earned a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from New Mexico State University in 1991.

Career Bowdich was a police officer with the Albuquerque Police Department from 1991 to 1995, where he patrolled the Southeast and North Valley area commands and served as a detective in the North Valley.

In 2012, Bowdich was promoted to special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the Federal Bureau of Investigation's office in Los Angeles and overseas investigations in Southeast Asia. That year, he oversaw an investigation and arrest of four individuals involved in a terrorism plot. The four individuals were arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists in preparation for or in carrying out acts of terrorism. In 2013, Bowdich was part of a team of people from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh, to meet with Bangladeshi Minister of Home Affairs Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir and to Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandaker to discuss the proliferation of militancy and how to increase law enforcement officers' effectiveness through training.

In 2014, Bowdich was promoted to Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC) of the Los Angeles office.

After Andrew McCabe went on leave on January 29, 2018, prior to his dismissal from the FBI, Bowdich, as Associate Deputy Director, assumed his position.

Bowdich was formally appointed Deputy Director on April 13, 2018, by Director Christopher A. Wray. He served as Deputy Director until 2021.

In 2022, he became the Chief Security Officer of The Walt Disney Company.