Ron Ocker is the Acting Assistant Commissioner for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Intelligence (OI). As the OI Acting Assistant Commissioner, Mr. Ocker is responsible for coordinating timely, anticipatory, and actionable intelligence to inform operational and policy decision-making including planning and budgeting priorities in the border security strategic environment.
Mr. Ocker joined CBP in 2018 as the Executive Director for the Intelligence Operations Directorate, recently reorganized as the National Border Security Intelligence Center, where he managed the daily operations of CBP’s intelligence capabilities in support of the mission to secure America’s borders while facilitating legitimate trade and travel. Mr. Ocker retired Jan. 31, 2018, from the U.S. Army in the rank of colonel after a 30-year career as a military intelligence officer -- 14 years of which were with the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). During his 14 years in JSOC, he commanded a Squadron, deployed numerous times as a task force commander, and finished his military career commanding JSOC's Joint Interagency Task Force from 2014 to 2017. He also commanded a 500-person strategic signals intelligence battalion from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Ocker has a master's degree in National Resourcing Strategy and National Security from the Eisenhower School at the National Defense University. He also earned a master's degree in Kinesiology from Indiana University and served as an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy. Mr. Ocker holds a bachelor's degree in History/Government from Adams State University.