Aug. 11--Robert J. Holley, special agent in charge of the Chicago FBI office, has announced he will retire in late August after 20 years of service, officials said.
After finishing training at the FBI academy in Virginia, Holley began his career in 1995 at the Chicago FBI office, where he was promoted to supervisory special agent and assistant special agent in charge. He was then promoted to other leadership positions at the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., officials said.
Before returning to Chicago in 2013, Holley was the deputy assistant director in the Counterterrorism Division and was the special agent in charge of the FBI Indianapolis Division, officials said.
During his tenure with the FBI, Holley was deployed for three tours in Yemen, Iraq, Pakistan, India, Tanzania and Israel. He was responsible for all U.S.-based international terrorism investigations once he was appointed as section chief of the FBI Counterterrorism Division in 2010, officials said.
Most recently, Holley worked on the investigations of the Boston Marathon bombing, the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, the USS Cole in Yemen and in Mumbai, India.
"I am most proud of having the opportunity to lead the Chicago Field Office and work with these men and women every day," Holley said Tuesday in a FBI news release. "I am amazed by their dedication and what they do for the citizens of the United States every day."
Holley has accepted a position at Discover Financial Services and will be a part of its Global Security Team after his retirement Aug. 20.
