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Christopher Wray Biography

Christopher Wray became the eighth Director of the FBI on August 2, 2017. He led the Bureau’s 38,000 men and women around the globe for nearly eight years, until he retired in January 2025. Under his leadership, the FBI confronted dangerous and complex threats from a relentless array of adversaries with an emphasis on people, partnerships, process, and innovation. Wray’s focus on partnerships brought about collective success for law enforcement across the world and a paradigm shift in FBI engagement with the private sector. As the landscape evolved, Wray implemented a new cyber strategy for the FBI, leveraging joint, sequenced operations with partners across the intelligence community at home and abroad and cutting-edge technology to stay ahead of the threats. Throughout his time with the FBI, he prioritized a fierce commitment to the rule of law and ensuring the FBI’s men and women were best prepared to tackle threats for generations to come.

Wray began his career in public service in 1997, serving in the Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney in Atlanta and prosecuting a wide variety of federal criminal cases. In 2001, he was appointed associate deputy attorney general, and then principal associate deputy attorney general, in Washington, D.C., with responsibilities spanning the full Department. He played an integral role in the U.S. response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Wray was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2003 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate to be the assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal division, overseeing major national and international criminal investigations and prosecutions. At the conclusion of his tenure, Wray was awarded the Edmund J. Randolph Award, the Department’s highest award for leadership and public service, an honor that he received again 20 years later as FBI Director.

Between stints in public service, Wray spent almost 17 years at the international law firm of King & Spalding LLP, representing companies in government investigations. At the time of his nomination to be FBI Director, Wray chaired the firm’s special matters and government investigations practice group and had served multiple terms on the firm’s governing policy committee. He also helped found the Lead Director Network, a select group of lead directors, presiding directors, and non-executive chairs of Fortune 500 companies committed to improving the performance of their corporations and earning the trust of their shareholders through more effective board leadership. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and earned his law degree from Yale Law School. He is currently a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution.

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Christopher Wray Speaking Topics

  • Leading Through Complexity: Lessons from the FBI and the Department of Justice

    Drawing on decades of high-stakes leadership—from overseeing the FBI to managing some of the nation’s most sensitive investigations—Christopher Wray offers a compelling look at what effective leadership requires in moments of pressure, scrutiny, and uncertainty. He shares hard-earned insights from developing and leading high-performing teams through national crises, organizational change, and intense public scrutiny, drawing on experience in both government and the private sector. Wray’s perspective gives audiences a grounded, insider understanding of how to lead with clarity, integrity, and purpose—while building teams capable of performing at their best when the stakes are highest.

    Audience Takeaways:

    • Principles for leading under pressure and making sound decisions amid uncertainty.
    • How to build, align, and sustain high-performing teams in complex environments.
    • Lessons from managing high-profile crises and complex national security challenges.
    • Approaches for maintaining integrity and navigating public scrutiny.
    • Strategies for staying mission-focused in rapidly changing environments.

  • Cybersecurity is National Security: Understanding the Threats Shaping America's Future

    As former FBI Director and one of the nation’s foremost voices on homeland security, Christopher Wray delivers a powerful, eye-opening look at why cyber attacks represent one of the most consequential threats facing the United States. Drawing on his leadership of the FBI’s counterintelligence and cyber divisions—and insights he shared on "60 Minutes"—Wray explains how a wide range of cyber threats now converge, from nation-state espionage and intellectual-property theft to ransomware attacks that can cripple hospitals, pipelines, and businesses overnight. Beyond focusing simply on technical fixes, he helps audiences understand why these attacks matter, what is truly at stake for national and economic security, and why cyber risk now affects every sector of society.

    Audience Takeaways:

    • Why cyber attacks—including espionage and ransomware—are national security issues, not just IT problems.
    • The scale and impact of foreign cyber operations, especially China’s data-theft efforts.
    • How cyber vulnerabilities connect to U.S. economic and homeland security.
    • The importance of public-private cooperation in countering cyber threats.

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Christopher Wray Videos

Christopher Wray - "60 Minutes"

Christopher Wray - "60 Minutes"

FBI Director Christopher Wray says China’s cyber program has stolen more personal and corporate data from the U.S. than every other nation...

Christopher Wray - Aspen Cyber Summit

Christopher Wray - Aspen Cyber Summit

An update from Director Christopher Wray

Christopher Wray - Vanderbilt University's Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats

Christopher Wray - Vanderbilt University's Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats

Christopher Wray delivers a keynote address.

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  • What topics does Christopher Wray speak about?

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Christopher Wray is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Leading Through Complexity: Lessons from the FBI and the Department of Justice, Cybersecurity is National Security: Understanding the Threats Shaping America's Future, Strategic Competition: How to Protect Your Innovative Edge and Geopolitics and National Security: What Leaders Need to Understand. The estimated speaking fee range to book Christopher Wray for your event is available upon request. Christopher Wray generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Ramon Escobar, Hamish McRae, Todd Buchholz, Jonathan Berkshire Miller and Jeffrey Sanów. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Christopher Wray for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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