Sean Curran

Sean M. Curran (born 1976 or 1977) is an American law enforcement officer who has served as the director of the United States Secret Service since 2025.

Curran joined the United States Secret Service as a special agent in its Newark field office in 2001. He served on President Barack Obama's security detail and worked within the Secret Service's dignitary-protection division. In 2018, Curran became the assistant special agent-in-charge of the presidential-protective division. He was appointed the agent-in-charge of former president Donald Trump's security detail in 2021. Curran was present after a would-be assassin attempted to kill Trump in July 2024. Curran became the deputy special agent-in-charge of the Presidential Protective Detail in December.

In January 2025, Trump appointed Curran as the director of the Secret Service.

Early life Sean M. Curran was raised in New Jersey.

Career In September 2001, Curran joined the United States Secret Service as a special agent in its Newark field office. He was recognized as the Secret Service's special agent of the year in 2007. His work included managing the Secret Service's response to events leading up to the 2016 presidential election. he was appointed the assistant special agent-in-charge of the presidential-protective division. He encouraged the Secret Service to allocate additional resources towards protecting Trump; according to CBS News, Curran was forced to develop Trump's detail independently as the Secret Service's leadership focused on protecting President Joe Biden. Curran became the deputy special agent-in-charge of the Presidential Protective Detail in December. On January 22, 2025, Trump appointed Curran to the position. Trump's decision forwent a recommendation from an independent review panel installed after Trump's attempted assassination that recommended a director who was not in the Secret Service. Curran's tenure occurred as the Secret Service faced calls for reform from Congress amid staffing and logistical issues at the agency. Despite Musk's efforts to institute mass layoffs across the federal government, the Secret Service began an advertising campaign to bring in agents, including a commercial for Super Bowl LIX.