DALLAS — Travis Pickard, a 20-year law enforcement veteran, was recently selected as special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Dallas.
Mr. Pickard, a Texas native, leads all operational activities and administrative operations within the HSI Dallas area of responsibility, which includes eight field offices across Northern Texas and Oklahoma. HSI Dallas’ workforce consists of 255 special agents, criminal analysts, and support personnel encompassing five federal judicial districts within the Northern and Eastern districts of Texas and the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.
Previously, Mr. Pickard served as deputy special agent in charge for HSI Atlanta, leading investigations and field operations in Georgia and Alabama; assistant special agent in charge of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Strike Force, the Hartsfield Border Enforcement Security Task Force, and HSI Savanna. In this capacity, he directed HSI’s counternarcotics throughout Georgia, including the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, recognized as the busiest passenger airport globally.
Mr. Pickard began his federal law enforcement career in 2002 with the former U.S. Customs Service in Gulfport, Mississippi, where he conducted complex criminal investigations spanning the entire portfolio of investigative disciplines. In 2009, Mr. Pickard was promoted to section chief over the Emergency Preparedness and Incident Management Unit in Washington D.C. where he managed the emergency response and preparedness programs for HSI field offices around the country.
Additionally, Mr. Pickard served as both a deputy chief of staff and chief of staff for the assistant director over Investigative Programs and the HSI executive associate director’s staff. Mr. Pickard also served as a group supervisor for HSI Dallas and the resident agent in charge of HSI Fort Pierce, Florida.
Among his myriad professional achievements, Mr. Pickard is a U.S. Air Force veteran where he served on active duty for eight years as a law enforcement specialist.
Mr. Pickard holds an undergraduate degree in criminal justice and a certificate in Key Executive Leadership from American University.
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