Edward Michel

Edward Michel retired from the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) in November 2019 after more than 23 years of service. During his tenure at the DOJ he served in several leadership roles within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to include Unit Chief of the Foreign Terrorist TrackingTask Force, Special Assistant to the Assistant Director and Assistant Special Agent in Charge. Upon retirement from the FBI in November 2019, Mr. Michel accepted a position with the New Orleans Office of Inspector General as the First Assistant Inspector General for Criminal Investigations and IT Program Manager. Mr. Michel formerly served as the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Commander and Inspector In Place and has a proven track record of leading teams to successfully complete enterprise-wide goals and objectives to ensure the successful integration of strategies to identify and mitigate fraud, waste, abuse and public corruption. Mr Michel currently serves as the  Inspector General where he leads efforts to combat fraud, waste and abuse in New Orleans City Government.  

    Mr. Michel is a Senior Law Enforcement Executive with more than 30 years of local, state and federal law enforcement experience providing superior expertise in the areas of Crime, Collusion and Threat Intervention, Strategy Formulation, Field Training, Career and Organizational Development. He has expertise in providing root cause assessments which can significantly increase effectiveness through leadership, training and consultation. He has been a key strategist with the DOJ who excelled in optimizing stability, compliance, and productivity.