Chief Louis Molina (ret.) is a veteran public safety leader with experience serving across multiple local government jurisdictions in the three main pillars of the criminal justice system: policing, district attorney’s office and corrections. Louis served as Chief of the Department of Public Safety for the City of Las Vegas, where he oversaw the city’s jail, deputy city marshal police force and Animal Protection Services. In 2018, Louis served as the first deputy commissioner for the Westchester County Department of Correction (DOC) where he led the Westchester County DOC successfully out of Department of Justice Federal oversight. Louis was credited with implementing significant reforms to the Westchester County jail and successfully obtained compliance with U.S. Department of Justice federal oversight agreement, leading to the successful conclusion by remedying constitutional violations at the county jail. Since his return to his hometown of New York City, Louis has served as Commissioner of New York City Department of Correction and as Assistant Deputy Mayor for Public Safety; he is currently serving as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services.
He began his career in law enforcement as a police officer in the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and after his service in the NYPD, Louis successfully went on to modernizing law enforcement systems through robust programming and community engagement, building staff capacity, and making strategic investments that improved conditions for staff, the community, and vulnerable and justice-involved persons. He has also built strong partnerships with faith-based and community leaders, and nonprofit organizations working with justice-involved individuals.
Louis thoroughly believes that in order to improve the criminal justice system, enhance the impact of social services and overall government operations, these systems need strategic disruption in how they are managed in order to address today’s challenges.
Louis Molina is a decorated veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Chaminade University, a Master of Public Administration from Marist College School of Management, a Master of Arts degree in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and studied abroad at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He was a U.S. Department of Justice/Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice Scholar and in 2020 received a scholarship from the Harvard Business School Fund for Leadership & Innovation in completion of his studies at Harvard Business School General Management Program.
Louis is excited to drive change and evolve government through stakeholder centered coaching of law enforcement and government leaders. He is an active member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, American Society of Evidence Based Policing, New York State Sheriffs’ Association, and American Correctional Association.