Robert Tracy                                                                                                                              Executive Assistant Director for National Security
Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Special Agent Robert P. Tracy was selected as the Executive Assistant Director (EAD) for National Security in September 2011.

Special Agent Tracy joined the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in February 1987 after serving three years as a language specialist with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  His first assignment was at the NCIS Resident Agency New York, where he served both as a general crimes investigator and foreign counterintelligence specialist.

In 1995, Special Agent Tracy was selected to supervise a joint DoD unit supporting the On-Site Inspection Agency in Frankfurt, Germany.  From 1998-1999, he was assigned to the NCIS Washington, DC Field Office, where he was named Counterintelligence Agent of the Year in 1998.  In 1999, he reported for duty as the Resident Agent in Charge, NCIS Keflavik, Iceland.  In 2000, he served as Deputy Staff Counterintelligence Officer at the Special Operations Command, Tampa, Florida, where he was instrumental in developing joint doctrine for the Global War on Terrorism.

In late 2002, Special Agent Tracy was assigned to NCIS Headquarters, first as a supervisor in the Office of Strategic Support, and later as Division Chief, Counterintelligence Operations.  As Division Chief, he was responsible for developing and implementing DoD Counterintelligence Campaigns.  He next served on the OPNAV Staff as Senior Counterintelligence Specialist supporting Director, Naval Intelligence (CNO N2), where he led efforts to establish the N2X and integrate Navy CI/HUMINT.  In August 2006, Special Agent Tracy was selected as Special Agent in Charge, NCIS Far East Field Office, Yokosuka, Japan, where he served until his appointment in October 2008 as Assistant Director, Operational Support, at NCIS Headquarters.

Special Agent Tracy was appointed to the position of Principal Executive Assistant Director (PEAD) for Management and Administration (M&A) in September 2010 and promoted to the Senior Executive Service.   

Special Agent Tracy is a native of White Plains, New York, and a member of the Connecticut State Bar.