David K. Porter Named Special Agent in Charge of the Honolulu Field Office

News Release from FBI, Jan 17, 2025

Director Christopher Wray has named David K. Porter as the special agent in charge of the Honolulu Field Office. Mr. Porter most recently served as the chief of staff for the Deputy Director at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Porter began his career with the FBI as a special agent in 2006, initially assigned to the Pittsburgh Field Office Joint Terrorism Task Force. In 2010, Mr. Porter transferred to the Detroit Field Office, where he investigated counterterrorism matters. In addition to his work as a special agent in the Pittsburgh and Detroit Field Offices, Mr. Porter also served as an operator on the FBI Pittsburgh and Detroit SWAT Teams.

In 2013, Mr. Porter was promoted to associate division counsel in the Detroit Field Office and later promoted to supervisory special agent of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights programs in 2015.

Mr. Porter was selected as an assistant section chief to the Cyber Division at FBI Headquarters in 2019. He was detailed full-time to the Counterintelligence Division’s Foreign Influence Task Force, where he led investigative operations, intelligence production, and interagency policy engagement with the National Security Council.

Mr. Porter returned to Detroit in May 2021 as the crisis response supervisory special agent. In July 2021, he was then selected as an assistant special agent in charge of the Detroit Field Office, with operational responsibility for the Western District of Michigan and oversight of six resident agencies spanning 49 counties.

Immediately prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Porter served as counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. He also has previous experience practicing law as a corporate litigation attorney, and he served as a high school history teacher. Mr. Porter earned bachelor’s degrees in American history and literature from Calvin University and a juris doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School.