John P. Sanders
John P. Sanders is an American government official who served as Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection from April 2019 to July 2019. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Operating Officer for CBP.
Sanders resigned on July 5, 2019, following the death of a 16-year old unaccompanied alien child in CBP custody.
Sanders previously served in government as Assistant Administrator for the Office of Security Capabilities at the Transportation Security Administration. Prior to becoming assistant administrator for the office, he was the deputy assistant administrator of the same office.
He was a co-founder of Reveal Imaging Technologies, a security screening technology company, where he served as Executive Vice President. After Reveal was acquired by SAIC, he became a Vice President at that company. Sanders has also served as CEO at Pramantha Solutions and has worked for various other companies.
Sanders holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from University of California San Diego and a Masters of Science in Physics from San Diego State University.
