Regina Lombardo is an American law enforcement official previously serving as acting director of the

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(ATF).

Early life and education

Lombardo was born in

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on December 21, 1962, the daughter of Italian immigrants. As a child, her family moved to Cape Coral, Florida. After attending Bishop Verot High School, Lombardo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from the

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Career

Lombardo began her career with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms in 1992 as a special agent at the field office in

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. Lombardo eventually served as Group Supervisor for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force in

, Assistant ATF Country Attaché in

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, Chief of the ATF Leadership Institute, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the

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Field Division, Special Agent in Charge of the

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Field Division, Deputy Assistant Director of Field Operations for the Central Region, and Assistant Director of the Office of Human Resources and Professional Development. Lombardo served as Acting Deputy Director of ATF from March 2018 until she was formally nominated to serve as Acting Director by the

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, on April 24, 2019. Lombardo took office on May 1, 2019, succeeding Thomas Brandon, who was retiring. In May 2021, The

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announced that it had appointed Lombardo as Chief Security Officer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lombardo, Regina Living people Law enforcement officials from Miami Law enforcement officials from New York City University of South Florida alumni Directors of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 1962 births People from Manhattan People from Cape Coral, Florida Bishop Verot High School alumni