Fran Dyer has a distinguished 36 year career in the United States law enforcement and the US intelligence community. He began his career during Vietnam as a United States Air Force officer assigned to the Office of Special Investigations (OSI). As a Special Agent and Detachment Commander, he supervised a team of agents specializing in sensitive counterintelligence operations. Fran managed a significant counterintelligence operation vital to the protection of a highly classified US Air Force surveillance operation. Subsequently, he led a counterespionage operation that resulted in the arrest of a Russian spy.

Upon leaving the US Air Force, Fran spent 25 years as a senior Special Agent with the United States Treasury Department. He conducted numerous high profile international investigations while assigned to the Federal Organized Crime Strike Force and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. He has traveled extensively to Europe and Asia in support of United States investigative interests.

Fran is a noted lecturer on complex international investigations. He was selected by the US State Department to provide advanced investigative training to senior officers of the Russian MVD and Polish National Police. Fran has also trained with officers of New Scotland Yard, the British National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Subsequent to the attack by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001, Fran was assigned as an Intelligence Officer with the United States Department of Justice, Counterterrorism Section. As a counterterrorism specialist, he was responsible for liaison with the intelligence community, federal law enforcement and state and local police agencies. He provided regular classified intelligence briefings to senior government officials, established partnerships with key elements of the private sector and developed counterterrorism training programs for state and local police agencies. He retired from the US Government in November 2005.

Fran brings to The Cromwell Group a lifetime of distinguished law enforcement experience and renowned expertise in intelligence matters. Fran has an MBA Degree and the professional skills and judgment to deal with the most sensitive issues.