Mr. Iden was appointed as a Special Agent
in May 1978, after serving ten years as a police officer with the Elk Grove
Village, Illinois Police Department. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
the Administration of Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois, as well
as a Masters degree in Public Administration from the Illinois Institute of
Technology.
In May 1979, while assigned to the FBI's
San Antonio, Texas Division, he was assigned to investigate the assassination of
a federal judge as well as the attempted assassination of a federal prosecutor
in San Antonio. Those investigations resulted in the convictions of all
involved.
In October 1984, while assigned to the FBI's
San Juan Division, he was given responsibility for the investigation of a Puerto
Rican terrorist group's involvement in a $7 million armored car robbery in
Connecticut. That investigation resulted in the indictment of 17
terrorists and the dismantling of that terrorist organization.
In April 1990, while assigned to FBI
Headquarters, he was tasked to supervise the FBI's
investigation of the bombing deaths of
a federal judge in Birmingham, Alabama, and a civil rights attorney in Savannah,
Georgia. That investigation resulted in the convictions of all involved.
Mr. Iden served as Chief of the FBI's
Public Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters during 1991 and 1992.
From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Iden served as an
Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Office. He was
responsible for all violent crime investigations conducted by the FBI within the
seven-county Los Angeles metropolitan area.
In August 1997, Mr. Iden assumed the duties
of Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI's Information Resources Division.
In that capacity, he was responsible for the FBI's worldwide automation and
information management requirements. Prior to that assignment, he served
for one year as Section Chief of the Information Resources Division's budget and
personnel operations.
In March 1998, Mr. Iden was designated
Special Agent in Charge within the Los Angeles Field Office where he oversaw the
FBI's investigations of financial crimes, terrorism, foreign counterintelligence
and civil rights matters.
On September 25, 2001, Mr. Iden was appointed Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office.