By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Kevin R. Cornelius, who most recently served as chief of the Tactical Section within the Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) and commander of the Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), was named head of the Cincinnati FBI.
Cornelius joined the FBI in 1991 and was first assigned to the Indianapolis Field Office, where he worked violent crime and major offender investigations. In 1994, he joined HRT and served for five years.
In 2003, he became the supervisor of the southern Ohio Joint Terrorism Task Force in the FBI’s Columbus Resident Agency.
In January 2008, he was named assistant special agent in charge for the National Security Branch of the Cincinnati Field Office and was responsible for managing the Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, Cyber, and Intelligence programs.
He was the FBI’s on-scene commander in Iraq and Afghanistan during 2008 to 2009 and oversaw personnel in both theaters.
In 2011, he was promoted to the Senior Executive Service and his leadership role within CIRG.
He has been an adjunct faculty member with the University of Virginia at the FBI Academy’s Leadership Development Institute, where he taught graduate- and undergraduate-level courses for the FBI’s National Academy.
