Brian Shanahan most recently served as a supervisory special agent with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Initially working with the DEA’s New York division, Brian Shanahan spent approximately five years directing investigations into money-laundering and drug-trafficking operations in the United States and Latin America. He oversaw 11 special agents during this time, and his leadership led to the dismantling of over 30 criminal organizations and the arrest of more than 275 individuals.

His success with the New York Division resulted in his earning an appointment to become DEA’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Coordinator for New York and New Jersey. Serving as task force coordinator, he liaised with local, state, and federal agencies while presiding over a multimillion-dollar budget. After approximately a year with the task force, Mr. Shanahan accepted a transfer to the Latin American and Caribbean section of the Office of Global Enforcement at DEA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. For nearly three years, he leveraged his law enforcement expertise to aid in the US and international investigations.

The former supervisory special agent began his career with the DEA with a ten-year tenure as a case agent. Also a former associate court clerk with the New York State Office of Court Administration, he holds a bachelor of science in criminal justice from Northeastern University.