Phil Coulson

Phillip "Phil" J. Coulson is the current Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and was a highly decorated agent. He was the right-hand man for Nick Fury in S.H.I.E.L.D. He served as an operative for the Avengers Initiative following in invasion conducted by the Skrulls in 1995 that led to Captain Marvel's surfacing. He was also the primary operative in New Mexico as part of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investigation of Thor and his hammer and into the investigation of the Stark Industries incident.

Coulson lead a new team to investigate the cases S.H.I.E.L.D. had not yet uncovered. During the HYDRA Uprising and despite the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., he led his team against the forces of HYDRA. He then led the charge in the final battle against John Garrett, in which Garrett was ultimately defeated. After the battle, Nick Fury appointed him the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., ordering him to rebuild the organization from the ground up with the assistance of the Koenigs.

Recruitment
Phil Coulson was recruited straight out of college by Nick Fury after he saw how much Coulson knew about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s history.

After his recruitment, Coulson was trained and educated in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy of Communications for 3 years.

Family

 * Mother
 * Father

Allies

 * S.H.I.E.L.D. (First incarnation)
 * R. Keller - Former Director
 * Nick Fury - Former Director, Predecessor, Mentor and Friend
 * Maria Hill - Former Deputy Director, Friend
 * Katherine Shane - Former Colleague and Partner
 * Victoria Hand † - Former Colleague
 * Eric Koenig † - Former Colleague
 * Project T.A.H.I.T.I.
 * J. Streiten - Former Colleague
 * R. Goodman - Former Colleague
 * Hank Thompson
 * Janice Robbinson †
 * Quen Chen † - Former Colleague
 * Anne Weaver - Colleague
 * United States Air Force
 * Glenn Talbot - Friend, Subordinate (ATCU)
 * S.H.I.E.L.D. (Second incarnation)
 * Melinda May - Close Friend
 * Jemma Simmons - Friend
 * Leo Fitz - Close Friend
 * Antoine Triplett † - Friend
 * Billy Koenig
 * Sam Koenig
 * Isabelle Hartley †
 * Robert Gonzales † - Temporary Enemy
 * Anne Weaver - Temporary Enemy
 * Lincoln Campbell †
 * Noelle Walters †
 * Alphonso Mackenzie - Temporary Enemy, Friend
 * James Davis
 * Elena Rodriguez
 * LT Koenig