Matthew Klein

Mr. Matthew Klein was appointed to the Senior Executive Service position of Assistant Commissioner, Office of Professional Responsibility for U.S. Customs and Border Protection on June 8, 2015.  In this role, he is responsible for ensuring compliance with all CBP-wide programs and policies, administering all programs relating to corruption, misconduct, or mismanagement, overseeing the physical, information, industrial, and operations security, and executing the CBP integrity programs for CBP’s 65,000 employees stationed worldwide. 

Through the national headquarters in Washington, D.C., and strategically located regional field offices, OPR screens potential CBP employees for suitability, administers pre-employment polygraph examinations, educates employees concerning ethical standards and integrity responsibilities, conducts investigations of employee misconduct allegations, and evaluates security threats to CBP employees, facilities, and sensitive information. 

Mr. Klein previously served for 26 years with the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). He most recently served as the Commander of the department's Internal Affairs Division, overseeing all misconduct and corruption deterrence programs for the agency; independent and impartial investigations of allegations of serious administrative and criminal misconduct by agency employees; and programs designed to detect corruption through data analysis and random or targeted inspections of personnel and processes. 

During his distinguished career at MPD, Klein served as Commander of Recruiting and Background Investigations, from 2013 to 2014, streamlining the agency's hiring program, raising hiring standards and implementing polygraph examinations into the background screening process; as Director of Court Operations, from 2011 to 2013; as Commander of the Second Police District, from 2008 to 2011; as Director of Civil Rights and Force Investigations, from 2004 to 2008; and head of the Special Operations Division’s Emergency Response Team (SWAT) from 1999 to 2001. 

Mr. Klein received a Master’s degree in public policy from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland.