Mark Gwyn

Mark Randall Gwyn (May 26, 1963 – August 22, 2024) was an American law enforcement officer. He was the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). He was the eighth director in the agency's history and the first African American to serve in this capacity, serving in this position for fifteen years from 2004 to 2018. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and Tennessee State University, where he earned a master's degree.

Gwyn attended the 33rd session of the FBI's National Executive Institute, the John F. Kennedy School of Government from Harvard University, the FBI's Leadership in Counterterrorism program, the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, the TBI Criminal Investigation Academy, and the FBI National Academy, and received terrorism training in Israel from the Israeli National Police.

Death On August 22, 2024, TBI officials revealed that Gwyn died at his Nashville-area home at the age of 61. He died from what appeared to be natural causes.