PRESTON L. GRUBBS, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT DIVISION

Preston L. Grubbs is in his 26th year with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and currently serves as the Assistant Administrator for the Operational Support Division. Mr. Grubbs is also the agency’s Chief Information Officer. Mr. Grubbs has oversight responsibilities for DEA’s Office of Information Systems, Office of Administration, Office of Forensic Sciences, and Office of Investigative Technology. In essence, Mr. Grubbs is responsible for all DEA facilities, equipment, forensic and digital laboratories, information technology, and telecommunications intercept programs throughout the world. He manages DEA’s largest Division, with approximately 1,500 employees (including contractors) and an annual budget of approximately $600 million.

Mr. Grubbs began his law enforcement career in 1979 with the Moon Township Police Department in Pennsylvania before joining DEA in 1983. Mr. Grubbs served as a DEA Special Agent in Pittsburgh, New York City, and Washington, D.C., where he was promoted to the position of Group Supervisor in 1991. In 1995, Mr. Grubbs was reassigned to the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) at DEA Headquarters and in 1997 was promoted to the Deputy Chief Inspector in OPR. In 1999, Mr. Grubbs was transferred to serve as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the Washington Division Office and later in the Baltimore, Maryland District Office. In 2004, Mr. Grubbs was again promoted to DEA's Senior Executive Service as the Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division, one of DEA’s largest geographical divisions in the United States.

Mr. Grubbs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1977, he received his Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Education from East Stroudsburg University and earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration in 1982 from Robert Morris University. He and his wife Cynthia have three sons in college and currently reside in Northern Virginia.