 Mark D. Ridley
Executive Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Special Agent Mark D. Ridley joined the Naval Criminal
Investigative Service in 1987, serving in the Long Beach, California Resident
Agency. He served as a Special Agent Afloat aboard the USS Forrestal in
1990. Special Agent Ridley also served in various field assignments in
Jacksonville, Florida and Sasebo, Japan.
In 1998 Special Agent Ridley entered the supervisory
ranks as the Resident Agent in Charge in Sasebo, Japan. Additionally he
has served as a Supervisory Special Agent at NCIS Field Office Carolinas,
Camp Lejeune, NC. In 2001 Special Agent Ridley was assigned as the Resident
Agent in Charge for the NCIS Resident Agency Camp Pendleton, California,
with responsibility for NCIS activities at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton;
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar; Marine Corps Recruit Depot San
Diego; and MCAS Yuma, Arizona.
In 2003 Special Agent Ridley was selected as the Special
Agent in Charge of the newly formed Marine Corps West Field Office, Camp
Pendleton, California, essentially responsible for NCIS activities associated
with Marine Corps bases on the Western U.S. coast. In 2004 Special Agent
Ridley was assigned as the Deputy Assistant Director for Counterintelligence
Operations with responsibility for worldwide counterintelligence investigations,
operations and analysis.
In August 2005 Special Agent Ridley was selected as Assistant
Director for the newly formed Directorate of Intelligence, entrusted with
the agency's worldwide criminal, counterintelligence and counterterrorism
analysis mission. From July 2006 to August 2007, he served as the Executive
Assistant Director for Pacific Operations (EAD PAC), a Senior Executive
Service position. In September 2007 Special Agent Ridley was selected as
the Executive Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations.
Special Agent Ridley is a graduate of the University
of Nevada with a degree in Criminal Justice. He earned a master's degree
in Justice Administration from Norwich University. During his tenure with
NCIS, he has received numerous awards and honors, including the Naval Meritorious
Civilian Service Award in 1996. |
