Mateo Cruz

Mateo "Matt" Cruz is the new BAU Section Chief, the direct superior to SSA Aaron Hotchner. He is the replacement of deceased Section Chief Erin Strauss, starting in the Season Nine episode To Bear Witness.

History
Cruz grew up in Miami's Little Havana. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and, after being honorably discharged, he joined the FBI in 1998. During his work experience, he spent most of his career rising through the ranks while stationed at FBI Headquarters at the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington D.C. In November 2003, Cruz was appointed Section Chief of the Behavioral Analysis Program at the Washington Field Office. In this last position, he was in charge of the Foreign Counter Intelligence Unit, as well as various joint task forces. He met JJ at some point, and nowadays they frequently meet to exercise and socialize outside of work, but they are forced to keep their friendship a secret from the team as it originated when both worked together for the State Department in a highly sensitive case that has yet to be closed. His new job lies in administration, but he is a longtime field agent who was suddenly and unexpectedly promoted. In 2013, following the death of the BAU Section Chief Erin Strauss at the hands of John Curtis, Cruz was promoted to replace her.

Personality
TBA

Appearances

 * Season Nine
 * "To Bear Witness"
 * "Strange Fruit"