Randolph Alles

Randolph D. "Tex" Alles (born 1954) is the 25th Director of the United States Secret Service. He previously served as the acting deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as in the United States Marine Corps, where he reached the rank of major general.

Early life and education
Alles graduated from Texas A&M University in 1976 and became a naval aviator in the Marines.

Career
Alles held positions in both the Marine Corps and joint combatant commands. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, commanding and Third Marine Aircraft Wing. He retired as a major general.

Alles retired in 2011, after 35 years of service,  and joined the Customs and Border Patrol the next year as its deputy commissioner. In January 2013, he was appointed Executive Assistant Commissioner of CBP.

On April 25, 2017, President Donald Trump appointed Alles as Director of the U.S. Secret Service.