Preston Grubbs
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Preston Grubbs | |
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Principal Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration | |
In office October 2, 2017 – August 1, 2021 | |
President | |
Administrator | Anne Milgram |
Preceded by | Robert W. Patterson |
Succeeded by | Louis J. Milione |
Personal details | |
Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | |
Preston L. Grubbs is an American law enforcement officer who served as the principal deputy administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration from 2017 to 2021.
Early life and education
[edit]Grubbs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in education from East Stroudsburg University and earned a Master of Business Administration from Robert Morris University in 1982.[1]
Career
[edit]Grubbs began his law enforcement career in 1979 with the Moon Township Police Department in Pennsylvania.
In 1983 Grubbs joined the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and served as a DEA special agent in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Pittsburgh.
In 2017, Grubbs succeeded Robert W. Patterson as the principal deputy administrator of the DEA.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/content/people-dea
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Robert Patterson Named DEA Acting Administrator". www.dea.gov.