James Arnold currently serves as Chief of the Policy and Liaison Section, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) at DEA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He has served as the Chief of the Policy Unit and the Chief of the Regulatory Unit at DEA Headquarters, as well as in various other investigative and supervisory positions at the DEA New Jersey Field Division, Newark, New Jersey. His efforts in the New Jersey Field Division focused on administrative, civil, and criminal investigations of DEA registrants and other individuals and organizations who were engaged in violations of the Controlled Substances Act and/or with other illegal activities with legitimate, and illegal, controlled substances and listed chemicals. With over 28 years of experience with the DEA, Arnold spoken nationwide on numerous regulatory subjects; has coordinated and spearheaded investigations on various regulatory issues of nationwide importance for DEA and the Department of Justice; was intimately involved with various investigations and prosecutions of DEA registrants at the height of the opioid Rx drug problem in south Florida in 2011 and 2012; and has been an Instructor at the DEA Justice Training Center in Quantico, Virginia, for Intelligence Research Specialists, Special Agents of Tactical Diversion Squads, and new Basic Diversion Investigator Classes since July of 1999. He is a proud graduate of West Chester State University, and Drew University, where he received a master's degree. Arnold has been the recipient of numerous awards and commendations throughout his DEA career, in recognition of many successful investigations and prosecutions, and for his leadership, performance and commitment to public service.