Identifying exceptional police
leaders is all we do.
We are a premier, boutique-style, national search firm focused solely on recruiting top police executives for our clients.
Our team includes former police chiefs who have more than 75 years of combined public-sector leadership and recruiting experience.
Our extensive national network of police leaders, public-safety professionals, and industry associations helps us identify highly qualified candidates from across the country. We use a disciplined outreach process to recruit experienced police executives who meet or exceed our client’s leadership needs.
Public Sector Search & Consulting believes the police executive search process should include both community and department members. In every project, we provide our clients with a framework to incorporate stakeholders into their search.
Boutique-Style Approach, Personalized Service
We’re different from other recruiting firms because we offer a more personalized approach.
At PSSC, we purposefully limit the number of searches we undertake to ensure each client receives outstanding customer service. Our recruiter is your sole point of contact and will lead the search from start to finish. We have fewer management layers with open and direct communications, which helps us streamline your search.
Our leadership team includes seasoned professionals—industry experts
with the ideal blend of public and private-sector experience.
Our track record speaks for itself.
We have conducted more than 125 police executive searches for cities, universities, community colleges, and transit agencies. Over the past 10 years our recruiters have led the following search projects:
2026
- Bellevue, WA – Asst. Chief
- Amtrak, Washington D.C. – Chief of Police
- Grand Rapids, MI – Police Chief
- Myrtle Beach, SC – Police Chief
- S. Fulton, GA – Chief of Police
- Honolulu, HI – Chief of Police
- Issaquah, WA – Chief of Police
- Bellaire, TX – Chief of Police
- Gila River IC (AZ)-Police Chie
- Minneapolis, MN – Fire Chief
- Albuquerque, NM – Chief of Police
- Temple, TX – Chief of Police
- Buffalo, NY – Police Commissioner
- Lancaster, PA – Chief of Police
2025
- Dallas, TX – Police Chief
- Florida State University – Deputy Chief
- Alamo Colleges District – Chief of Police
- Anaheim, CA – Chief of Police
- Amarillo, TX – Chief of Police
- Gig Harbor, WA – Police Chief
- University of Oklahoma – Chief of Police
- Whitehall, OH – Deputy Chief
- Seattle, WA – Chief of Police (Partial)
- George Washington U. – Police Chief
- Denver RTD – Chief of Police
- Dallas Fire Rescue, TX – Fire Chief
- LA Metro – Chief of Police
- Fresno, CA – Police Chief
- Miami Township, OH – Police Chief
- Edgewater, CO – Police Chief
2024
- Pinole, CA – Chief of Police
- Des Moines, IA – Police Chief
- Univ. of Texas System – Director
- Aurora, CO – Chief of Police
- Los Rios CCD – Police Chief
- Baltimore City Schools – Chief
- Spokane, WA – Chief of Police
- University of Pittsburgh – Deputy Chief
- Boise, ID – Chief of Police
- Oklahoma City, OK - Police Chief
- San Jose, CA – Police Chief
- Overland Park, KS – Police Chief
- Eloy, AZ – Chief of Police
- LaVista, NE – Chief of Police
2023
- Ithaca, NY – Chief of Police
- University at Buffalo, NY – Police Chief
- BART (Transit) – Police Chief
- Columbia, MO – Police Chief
- Chicago, IL – Superintendent
- Bellevue, WA - Assistant Chief
- Wheat Ridge, CO – Division Chief
- Louisville, KY – Chief of Police
- Pittsburgh, PA – Police Chief
- Killeen, TX – Chief of Police
- CSUSB, CA – Police Chief
- St. Joseph, MO – Police Chief
- Cal Poly Pomona – Lieutenant
- Lakewood, WA – Police Chief
- Steamboat Springs, CO
2022
- Kansas City, MO – Chief of Police
- Wichita, KS – Chief of Police
- Atlanta, GA – Chief of Police
- Minneapolis, MN – Chief of Police
- Seattle, WA – Chief of Police
- MTA (NY/CT) – Chief of Police
- Irving, TX - Police Chief
- Shaker Heights, OH – Chief of Police
- Edgewater, CO – Police Chief
- Grand Rapids, MI – Chief of Police
- Carnegie Mellon Univ. – Police Chief
- CSU, Fullerton – Police Chief
- Cal Poly Pomona – Police Lieutenant
- Cal Poly Pomona – Chief of Police
- Laramie, WY – Police Chief
- Western Washington U. - Police Chief
- Rochester, NY – Chief of Police
2021
- Northern Illinois University. – Police Chief
- Lansing, MI – Chief of Police
- Albuquerque, NM – Deputy Chief
- Fort Lauderdale, FL – Chief of Police
- Raleigh, NC – Chief of Police
- Pensacola, FL – Police Chief
- Lancaster, PA – Police Chief
- Lacey, WA – Chief of Police
- San Jose, CA – Police Chief
- Tiburon, CA – Police Chief
- San Luis Obispo, CA – Chief of Police
- Bellevue, WA – Assistant Chief
- Northglenn, CO – Deputy Chief
- Opa-Locka, FL– Chief of Police
2017
- Seattle, WA – Chief of Police
- San Francisco, CA – Chief of Police
- Sacramento, CA – Chief of Police
- Dallas, TX – Chief of Police
- Kansas City, MO – Police Chief
- UCLA – Chief of Police
- UC Davis – Chief of Police
- UC San Francisco – Chief of Police
- Fairfield, CA – Police Chief
- Shafter, CA – Chief of Police
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