20-year FBI veteran Jeff Dale appointed Lipscomb University campus safety chief

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proactive response planning and execution of complex security initiatives along with his deep commitment to Lipscomb’s mission make Jeff uniquely qualified to lead this office and to expand our focus in this area.” college’s leadership team “to consider how Belmont can continue to play a strong role in developing innovative approaches for the business community and beyond.”

During his FBI career, Dale has worked in the Portland, Oregon field office investigating bank robberies, child abductions and organized criminal enterprises and spent time as a Supervisory Special Agent in the Counterintelligence Division at the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he was assigned to the unit responsible for overseeing investigations involving espionage and technology transfer.

Prior to his appointment at Belmont, Magee served as the Executive Vice President of Operations at musical instruments company Fender and was a senior executive at Harley-Davidson.

Magee has also served on the Board of Visitors at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, the Fender Play Foundation, the Boys & Girls Club of Metro LA , and in an advisory role for the National Association of Manufacturers “Heroes MAKE America” Veterans Transition Program. He is currently serving as an Independent Director on the Board of WD-40.

Magee, a combat veteran, holds a Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, a Master of Public Administration from George Mason University, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the U.S. Naval Academy.

“We are excited to welcome Ed Magee to Belmont in a role that will support our growing and ongoing efforts to impact the world in meaningful ways,” Belmont President Dr. Greg Jones said. “His demonstrated commitment to creative, collaborative and entrepreneurial thinking— and his impressive experience focused on operational excellence—provide an incredible foundation for all that Belmont is working toward as we seek to impact human and community flourishing.”

Lipscomb University has appointed Brentwood resident and former Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Jeff Dale as the University’s chief of campus security.

Dale retired from the FBI after a 20-year career in October and will begin his stint with Lipscomb on Feb. 1.

“The safety and security of our students and the entire Lipscomb community is a top priority,” said Lipscomb President Candice McQueen in a news release.

“Jeff’s expertise in multiple facets of security, identifying and mitigating risk, and

Over the last 12 years, Dale was assigned to the Memphis Division, Nashville Resident Agency. While in Memphis, in addition to his counterintelligence investigative activities, Dale was a firearms, tactical and active shooter certified instructor and a sniper team leader for the Memphis Division FBI SWAT team.

“I am excited to bring the experiences and training I received from the FBI back to Lipscomb,” said Dale. “I hope to build on the legacy of those who came before me, and bring another level of professionalism to this department. It’s important to have a campus safety and security team who is prepared at the highest level in order to provide the safest environment for students, faculty, staff and guests who step foot on the Lipscomb campus.”