We are pleased to welcome Chris Hosey, Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, as our guest speaker. Appointed by Governor Brian Kemp and taking office on August 1, 2023, Director Hosey brings 38 years of distinguished service with the GBI. Since joining the Bureau in 1987 as a Narcotics Agent with the Local Violators Squad, he has risen through every sworn supervisory rank in the Investigative Division. His leadership roles have included Assistant Special Agent in Charge of a multijurisdictional drug task force, Special Agent in Charge of both the Region 5 Statesboro Office and the Savannah RDEO, and Inspector overseeing drug operations, general investigative offices, and the GBI Training Unit. He later served as Division Director for the Investigative Division and Assistant Director before assuming his current role. Hosey has also contributed extensively to the Bureau’s specialized training and tactical capabilities, serving as a GBI Warrant Service, Firearms, and Use of Force Instructor, and helping to create the GBI’s Special Enforcement Team.

Director Hosey’s influence extends nationally through his service as Vice President of the National Alliance of State Drug Enforcement Agencies (NASDEA) and Secretary of the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies (ASCIA), where he also chairs the Use of Force Committee. A graduate of Georgia Southwestern State University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and Columbus State University with a master’s degree in public administration, he is also an alumnus of the FBI National Academy, Class 247. His decades of leadership, operational expertise, and commitment to advancing public safety continue to shape the GBI and strengthen investigative partnerships across Georgia and beyond.