Thomas G. Donlon
Thomas Donlon | |
|---|---|
| Interim New York City Police Commissioner | |
| Assumed office September 13, 2024 | |
| Mayor | Eric Adams |
| Preceded by | Edward Caban |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Iona University (BA) |
Thomas G. "Tom" Donlon is an American law enforcement administrator. On September 13, 2024, Donlon, a Bronx native, began serving as interim New York City Police Commissioner following the resignation of Edward Caban.[1][2] He is the third police commissioner to serve under New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Early life and education
[edit]Growing up in the Bronx, Dolan attended Iona University in New Rochelle where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Career
[edit]Donlon was a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he was in charge of their National Threat Center. He put together the FBI's "Guardian" system, a centralized terror threat database and "managed the FBI’s Terrorism Watch List." He also ran the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force[3] and served as Assistant Special Agent in charge of the FBI's New York Counter-terrorism Division. As a special agent, he was assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force-JTTF in the FBI's New York City office, where he was assigned to share the responsibility of investigating the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. That investigation led to five federal court convictions.[4]
After retiring from the FBI, He was a global security director at two financial corporations. Between 2009 and 2010, Donlon served as the Director of New York's Office of Homeland Security.[5]
In 2020, he founded a security firm called Global Security Resolutions.[6] The company produced an event series called Focus Under Pressure that featured Joe Pistone, a former FBI agent who went undercover to investigate organized crime.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Gonen, Yoav; Honan, Katie (September 12, 2024). "NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban Resigns in Face of Federal Probes". The City. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Who is Tom Donlon, the new interim NYPD commissioner?". NBC News. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Zanger, Jesse (September 12, 2024). "Who is interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon?". CBS News. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Jacobs, Shayna (2024-09-12). "NYPD commissioner resigns amid federal corruption probe". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ Stark-Miller, Ethan (2024-09-12). "Tom Donlon: What we know about the new NYPD commissioner". www.amny.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "Profile – Thomas G. Donlon". globalsecurityresolutions.com. 2024-04-19. Archived from the original on 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "Real-World Experts in Performing Under Pressure, the Real Donnie Brasco and Jonathan Alpeyrie, Bring Their Joint Presentation to Organizations Nationwide". AP News. 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ Katz, Matt; Ostadan, Bahar (September 12, 2024). "Who is Thomas Donlon, the interim head of the NYPD?". Gothamist. Retrieved 2024-09-13.