military’s Khobar Towers in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.Ĭomey returned to New York after 9/11 to become the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, where he prosecuted the high-profile case that followed the 1996 terrorist attack on the U.S. Afterwards, Comey became an Assistant U.S. There, he took on numerous crimes, most notably Organized Crime in the case of the United States v. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York as an Assistant U.S.

After law school, Comey returned to New York and joined the U.S. On September 4, 2013, James Comey was sworn in as the seventh Director of the FBI.Ī Yonkers, New York, native, Jim Comey attended the College of William and Mary and the University of Chicago Law School. From prosecuting the Mafia and Martha Stewart to helping change the Bush administration's policies on torture and electronic surveillance, overseeing the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation as well as ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Comey has been involved in some of the most consequential cases and policies of recent history. deputy attorney general in the administration of President George W. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S. Comey served as director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader.

In his forthcoming book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. Publishers Weekly: The Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2018 The Washington Post: 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018 Entertainment Weekly: 20 Books We Can’t Wait to ReadĮntertainment Weekly: The 15 Juiciest Political Books to Come in 2018

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