SSA Lee Rankin is the Columbia Field Office Cyber/CI Supervisor. Prior to his current position he served as FBI Cyber Division’s
law enforcement liaison officer to the National Security Agency at the National Cryptologic Security Center at US Cyber Command. SSA Rankin
has worked National Security threats pertaining to both Counter Terrorism and Counterintelligence. SSA Rankin previously worked as a case agent in
both the Detroit and Columbia Field Offices. As a case agent he also was a member of the Detroit Evidence Recovery Team and the Columbia SWAT Team.
Prior to the FBI, SSA Rankin was a Police Officer for approximately 10 years in Ohio.

SSA Rankin was born in South Carolina and graduated from the Citadel, with a degree in Political Science/Criminal Justice, and a Juris Doctorate from
the University of Akron School of Law.