Todd C. Owen is the former Executive Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO). As the senior executive for the Office of Field Operations for over 5 years, Mr. Owen was responsible for all operations at the 328 ports of entry in the United States, the National Targeting Center, and overseas operations in 32 countries. At these ports of entry, the OFO mission was directed toward counter terrorism, narcotics interdiction, facilitating lawful trade and travel, trade enforcement to include agricultural protections, and admissibility determinations of arriving and departing border crossers. Mr. Owen oversaw an annual budget of $6.5 billion, and a workforce of 31,250 employees, of which 25,550 were sworn law enforcement officers, making OFO one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the country. He retired from federal service in August 2020, with over 30 years of dedicated service in CBP and U.S. Customs, and now serves as the President, Cross Border Advisory Network LLC, and a Senior Consultant to Summit-Tek, Inc. advising clients on border operations, supply chain security, and trade matters.
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